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unwholesomeness

/ʌnhˈoʊlsʌmnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being unwholesome.

Word Origin Unwholesomeness is the noun form of unwholesome, from whole (originally 'healthy') + some + ness, with the negative un-. Whole and health share the same Old English root hāl, and holy comes from the same idea of being complete and sound. So unwholesomeness is the state of being not healthy or sound.

noun The state or quality of being unwholesome. countable

The unwholesomeness of the abandoned building made it unsafe to enter.

(名词) 不健康；有害性 【不健康状态】

废弃建筑的不卫生状况使其进入不安全。

(sustantivo) insalubridad; lo malsano; lo insalubre [El estado o la cualidad de ser insalubre o malsano.]

Lo insalubre del edificio abandonado hacía inseguro entrar en él.

(nom) caractère malsain; insalubrité; nocivité [État ou caractère de ce qui est malsain ou nuisible.]

L'insalubrité du bâtiment abandonné le rendait dangereux à occuper.

(Substantiv) Ungesundheit; Unheilvolligkeit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, ungesund, verdorben oder moralisch bedenklich zu sein.]

Die **unwholesomeness** des verlassenen Gebäudes machte es zu einem unsicheren Ort.

(名詞) 不健全である状態や性質。

その廃墟の不健全さのため、内部に立ち入ることは危険だった。

(substantivo) insalubridade [O estado ou qualidade de ser insalubre ou doentio.]

A insalubridade do prédio abandonado tornava-o inseguro para entrar.

Synonyms: unhealthiness harmfulness morbidity insalubrity noxiousness perniciousness corruptness sickliness Antonyms: wholesomeness healthiness salubrity beneficialness
Word parts: un + whole + some + ness

Related words

wholesome wholeness wholly

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