Home › Words › L › loathlinessloathlinessloathliness · noun — the state or condition of being loathly; hideousness.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom loathly + -ness.nounThe state or condition of being loathly; hideousness.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.loathfulness 89% match — The condition of being loathful; reluctance. vs loathliness →loathly 88% match — Loathsome; hideous. vs loathliness →loathsomely 79% match — In a way that is loathsome. vs loathliness →loathness 76% match — unwillingness; reluctance vs loathliness →loathsomeness 75% match — The nature or property that gives rise to revulsion or inspires loathing. vs loathliness →loathful 74% match — Full of loathing; hateful vs loathliness →unloathsomeness 71% match — The quality of not being loathsome. vs loathliness →loath 71% match — Averse, disinclined; reluctant, unwilling. Always followed by a verbal phrase. vs loathliness →