abominableness

English

Etymology

From abominable + -ness

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈbɑm.ə.nə.bl̩.nəs/, /əˈbɑm.nə.bl̩.nəs/

Noun

abominableness (uncountable)

  1. The characteristic of being abominable; odiousness. [First attested in the early 16th century.][1]

References

  1. Lesley Brown (editor), The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, 5th edition (Oxford University Press, 2003 [1933], →ISBN), page 6
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