unpleasantness

Words with a similar base: unpleasantness

'unpleasantness'

[unpleasantness.n.01] as in: the feeling caused by disagreeable stimuli; one pole of a continuum of states of feeling

'unpleasantness'

[unpleasantness.n.02] as in: the quality of giving displeasure

Examples:
the recent unpleasantness of the weather

Origins

					unpleasantness (English)
├── -ness (English)
└── unpleasant (English)
    ├── pleasant (English)
    │   └── plaisant (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
    └── un- (English)
        ├── on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
        │   ├── on- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        │   └── ond- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        ├── un- (Middle English (1100-1500))
        │   └── un- (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
        └── unus (Latin)
            └── oinos (Latin)

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