- injurious to health; harmful
- having a bad odor; foul-smelling
Origin of noisome
Middle English noyesum from noy, aphetic from anoy from Old French anoi: see annoy and -some
A noisome trash pile.
- An example of something noisome is a gas that is coming from a toxic waste dump; noisome gas.
- An example of a noisome smell is the smell of a disgusting trash can.
The definition of noisome is harmful, or bad smelling.
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noisome
adjective
- Offensive to the point of arousing disgust; foul: a noisome odor.
- Harmful or dangerous: noisome fumes.
Origin of noisome
Middle English noiesom noie harm ( short for anoi annoyance ) ( from Old French) ( from anoier to annoy ; see annoy . ) -som adj. suff. ; see -some 1.Related Forms:
- noi′some·ly
adverb
- noi′some·ness
noun
Usage Note: People sometimes assume that noisome means “noisy,” because the two words sound similar. But in our 2011 survey, 89% of the Usage Panel found the sentence We could barely hear each other with the noisome helicopter overhead to be unacceptable. If you use noisome as a synonym for noisy, there's a good chance that others will misinterpret your words and think you're describing someone or something as being offensive or harmful.
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Adjective
(comparative more noisome, superlative most noisome)
- Morally hurtful or noxious.
- Hurtful or noxious to health; unwholesome, insalubrious.
- Offensive to the senses; disgusting, unpleasant, nauseous; foul, fetid, especially having an undesirable smell; sickening, nauseating.
Origin
From Middle English noy (short for annoy, from an(n)oien, enoien from Anglo-Norman anuier, from Old French enuier (French: ennuyer), from Late Latin inodiare (to make hateful), from in- (intensive prefix) + odium (hate).
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Sentence Examples
- In expanse, and forms one of the most noisome and injurious of insect pests.
- The doctor and valet lifted the cloak with which he was covered and, making wry faces at the noisome smell of mortifying flesh that came from the wound, began examining that dreadful place.