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lousiness

/ˈɫaʊzinəs/ noun

The state or property of being lousy.

Word Origin Lousiness is the noun from 'lousy,' which comes from 'louse.' Originally it meant 'infested with lice,' but now it mostly means 'poor quality, shabbiness.' The suffix -ness turns the adjective into a noun. So lousiness is the condition of being lousy — whether literally or figuratively. The same root gives us 'delouse' and 'woodlouse.'

noun The state or property of being lousy. countable

The lousiness of the hotel's service made our vacation unpleasant.

(名词) 糟糕；差劲；恶劣 【糟糕的状态】

酒店服务的糟糕程度让我们的假期很不愉快。

(sustantivo) mediocridad; pésima calidad; mala calidad; porquería [El estado o la cualidad de ser pésimo o de mala calidad.]

La pésima calidad del servicio del hotel hizo que nuestras vacaciones fueran desagradables.

(nom) médiocrité; nullité; pauvreté [État ou caractère de ce qui est lousy (médiocre, déplaisant, infect).]

La **lousiness** du service de l'hôtel a rendu nos vacances désagréables.

(Substantiv) Läuseplage; Schäbigkeit; Miserabilität [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, schlecht, minderwertig oder unangenehm zu sein.]

Die **lousiness** des Hotelservices hat unseren Urlaub unangenehm gemacht.

(名詞) ひどい状態；最低である性質。

そのホテルのサービスのひどさのおかげで、休暇は台無しになった。

(substantivo) ruindade; mediocridade [O estado ou propriedade de ser miserável ou de má qualidade.]

A qualidade péssima do serviço do hotel tornou nossas férias desagradáveis.

Synonyms: inferiority poorness shoddiness badness wretchedness Antonyms: excellence superiority quality goodness
Word parts: louse + y + ness

Related words

louse lousy lousily delouse

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