English noun: nastiness | |||
| 1. | nastiness (state) a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse | ||
| Synonyms | filth, filthiness, foulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unsanitariness | ||
| 2. | nastiness (attribute) malevolence by virtue of being malicious or spiteful or nasty | ||
| Synonyms | bitchiness, cattiness, spite, spitefulness | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | malevolence, malevolency, malice | ||
| 3. | nastiness (attribute) the quality of being unpleasant | ||
| Samples | I flinched at the nastiness of his wound. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | unpleasantness | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | beastliness | ||
| Attribute | awful, nasty | ||
| Antonyms | niceness | ||