Home › Words › U › unpleasantryunpleasantryunpleasantry means that which is unpleasant.EtymologyFrom un- + pleasantry or unpleasant + -rynounThat which is unpleasant.An unpleasant remark, behaviour, etc.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.unpleasance 85% match — unpleasantry; unpleasantness vs unpleasantry →unpleasure 84% match — Unpleasantness; displeasure. vs unpleasantry →unpleasantness 82% match — The property of being unpleasant or disagreeable. vs unpleasantry →unpleasingness 80% match — Quality of being unpleasing. vs unpleasantry →unpleasant 79% match — Not pleasant. vs unpleasantry →displeasantness 78% match — The state or quality of being displeasant. vs unpleasantry →unpleasing 77% match — Not pleasing; unpleasant. vs unpleasantry →displeasant 76% match — Unpleasant, disagreeable. vs unpleasantry →