noisomeness

noun

Definition of noisomenessnext
as in fetidness

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  1. stench
  2. funk
  3. malodor
  4. fetor
  5. stink
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  • The rule of law The Takei family spent the first night after their arrest squeezed into a horse stall at a local racetrack, with flies buzzing overhead, overwhelmed by the stench of horse manure.
    Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
  • More to Read Bird flu virus found in Los Angeles County wastewater Nov. 1, 2024 What’s causing the L.A. coastal stench?
    Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of stench
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  • Scientists found mummies covered in ancient cheese By Rachel Feltman Scientists recently found some cheese that’s been developing its funk for a little bit longer than usual: 3,500 years or so.
    Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
  • In the photos, the Destiny's Child alum paid tribute to the late funk singer and former wife of Miles Davis by recreating her This Is It album cover.
    Staff Author, People.com, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of funk
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  • The panel was assembled to determine changes in oral malodor resulting from dietary manipulation.
    Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 27 June 2014
  • The malodor of halitosis usually results from the bacterial breakdown of amino acids in food debris, saliva, blood, and postnasal drip in the oral cavity.
    H Lee Kagan, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2011
Definition of malodor
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  • The musty aroma didn’t supplant the fetor of failure and futility that hung in the air and along the corridors, like inert gases or the ghosts of the League of Nations.
    Alejandro Varela, Harper's magazine, 16 Sep. 2019
  • The fetor was historic, and writers pulled out the literary stops.
    Alexandra Mullen, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2017
Definition of fetor
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  • Wearing none of the stink of Unfrosted, which somehow got an Outstanding Television Movie nomination!
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 July 2024
  • All are winnable for a variety of reasons: Atlanta’s defense stinks, Cleveland just stinks, Indianapolis’ Anthony Richardson is less accurate than a Colorado winter forecast, and Kansas City could rest its starters in the season finale with the No. 1 seed secured.
    Troy Renck, The Denver Post, 27 Oct. 2024
Definition of stink
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