horridness

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noun

The quality of being horrid

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horridityawfulnessdreadfulnessterribleness
OriginEnglish horrid ← Latin horridus →
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Meanings

nounhorridness (usually uncountable, plural horridnesses)

plural horridnesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality of being horrid

    It's true that the horridness of these basement creatures may not be apparent to the naked eye.

    1988 January 8, Kitry Krause, “On Exhibit: a menagerie of microscopic monsters”, in Chicago Reader

    Synonyms: horridity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality of being horrid

Similar
horridity

More synonyms by meaning

nouna quality of extreme unpleasantness

Similar
awfulnessdreadfulnessterribleness
Broader
unpleasantness
Also see
awfulnessdreadfulnesshorridityterribleness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinhorridus
  2. Englishhorrid
  3. Englishhorridness

From horrid + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

horridness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horridness

MLA

“horridness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horridness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “horridness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/horridness.

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