unappetizingness
|un-ap-pe-tiz-ing-ness|
/ʌnˌæpɪˈtaɪzɪŋnəs/
lack of appeal to the appetite
Etymology
'unappetizingness' originates from English, specifically formed by the negative prefix 'un-' + the adjective 'appetizing' (from 'appetite') + the nominalizing suffix '-ness'.
'unappetizingness' developed by combining 'un-' (a native English negative prefix) with 'appetizing' (from 'appetite', which entered English via Old French 'appetit' from Latin 'appetitus'/'appetere') and the suffix '-ness' to create a noun expressing the state or quality; 'appetite' itself comes from Latin 'appetitus' (from 'appetere', 'to seek after').
Originally 'appetite' meant 'a desire' (from Latin), 'appetizing' later came to mean 'appealing to the appetite', and the modern formation 'unappetizingness' denotes the absence or opposite of that appeal.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
the quality or state of being unappetizing; a lack of appeal to the appetite due to appearance, smell, texture, or taste.
The unappetizingness of the soup made everyone push their bowls away.
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