nastiness C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈnæstinəs/ UK /ˈnɑːstinəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the quality of being unpleasant, spiteful, or foul There was a streak of nastiness in his otherwise charming manner. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the quality of being... malicespitefulnessviciousnessfoulnessunpleasantnessmeannessfilthiness ↔ Opposites kindnesspleasantnessnicenesscleanliness Word family Related forms nastynastily Etymology AI details From nasty (of uncertain origin, first recorded in the late 14th century, perhaps from Old French nastre, 'bad, miserly', or from Dutch nestig, 'dirty') plus -ness. Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nastiness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnæstinəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈnɑːstinəs/ ## Meanings 1. the quality of being unpleasant, spiteful, or foul ## Examples - There was a streak of nastiness in his otherwise charming manner. ## Synonyms - malice - spitefulness - viciousness - foulness - unpleasantness - meanness - filthiness ## Antonyms - kindness - pleasantness - niceness - cleanliness ## Related Forms - nasty - nastily ## Etymology From nasty (of uncertain origin, first recorded in the late 14th century, perhaps from Old French nastre, 'bad, miserly', or from Dutch nestig, 'dirty') plus -ness. ## AI Etymology Nastiness comes from nasty (of uncertain origin, first recorded in the late 14th century, perhaps from Old French nastre, 'bad, miserly', or from Dutch nestig, 'dirty') plus -ness. The same word family includes nasty, nastily. Its current noun use means "the quality of being unpleasant, spiteful, or foul". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown