unsavoriness
Lacking appeal entirely
Unsavoriness is the quality of being unpleasant, distasteful, or morally objectionable.
The word applies to things that offend the senses—food with an off taste, a foul smell—but more often describes situations or people that seem disreputable or shady: The unsavoriness of the whole deal made her hesitant to sign.
There was an unsavoriness about him that she couldn't quite name.
Damaged public standing
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- shadinessQuestionable trustworthiness
- sleazinessDisreputable, morally grubby character
- seedinessState of being dilapidated
sordidness · dishonor · impropriety · scandal · vileness · despicability · contemptibility · baseness
Intense physical disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
abhorrence · distaste · antipathy · squeamishness · queasiness · gagging · recoil · shudder
Offensive, corrupt quality
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
- nastinessSpiteful or foul quality
obscenity · indecency · lewdness · profanity · obnoxiousness · offensiveness · grossness · crassness
Decomposition of fats
- stalenessLoss of freshness
- putridnessDecomposed, foul state
- sournessAcidic taste quality
- decayGradual organic breakdown
spoilage · taint · moldiness · mustiness · rottenness · putrescence · fermentation · contamination
disrepute
Damaged public standing
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- shadinessQuestionable trustworthiness
- sleazinessDisreputable, morally grubby character
seediness · sordidness · dishonor · impropriety · scandal · vileness · despicability · contemptibility · baseness · depravity
revulsion
Intense physical disgust
- aversionIntense dislike or repugnance
- repugnanceIntense distaste or disgust
- loathingIntense, settled disgust
nausea · abhorrence · distaste · antipathy · squeamishness · queasiness · gagging · recoil · shudder · horror
foulness
Offensive, corrupt quality
- vulgarityOffensive coarseness in manner
- crudenessLack of sophistication
- coarsenessRough or vulgar quality
nastiness · obscenity · indecency · lewdness · profanity · obnoxiousness · offensiveness · grossness · crassness · indelicacy
rancidity
Decomposition of fats
- stalenessLoss of freshness
- putridnessDecomposed, foul state
- sournessAcidic taste quality
decay · spoilage · taint · moldiness · mustiness · rottenness · putrescence · fermentation · contamination · off-flavor
unsavorinesssavoriness
Appetizing taste quality
deliciousness · tastiness · palatability · delectability · yumminess
unsavorinesswholesomeness
Quality of being good
respectability · uprightness · decency · propriety · honorableness
unsavorinessappeal
Formal review request
charm · attractiveness · allure · pleasantness · agreeableness
savory, tasteless, savor, unsavory, flavorless, savoring, savored, savoury, savour