Comfortlessness

/ˈkʌmfərtləsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being comfortless; the condition of lacking comfort, relief, or consolation.

Etymology

From 'comfortless' (comfort + -less: without) + '-ness' suffix (Old English suffix for abstract nouns). Triple stacking of morphemes on a Latin root.

Kelly Says

Words like 'comfortlessness' pile three layers of meaning onto each other (comfort + without + state of being)—they're grammatically correct but feel clunky, which is why we prefer saying 'bleakness' or 'desolation' instead.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አስተማማን ያልሆነ
astemaman yal-hone
ARالعربية
انزعاج
inzɪʿāj
BNবাংলা
অস্বাচ্ছন্দ্য
o-shabachchhondyo
CACatalà
incomoditat
in.kɔ.mɔ.di.tat
CSČeština
nepohodlí
nɛpoɦodlɪ
DADansk
ubehag
uˈbe̝hɑˀ
DEDeutsch
Unbehagen
ʊnˈbeːhaːɡn̩
ELΕλληνικά
αβοήθεια
a.viˈθia
ESEspañol
malestar
ma.leˈstar
FAفارسی
بی‌راحتی
bi-rāhati
FISuomi
epämukavuus
epämukavuus
FRFrançais
inconfort
ɛ̃.kɔ̃.fɔʁ
GUGU
અસુખ
asu.kh
HAHA
ba sauƙi
ba sauƙi
HEעברית
אי-נוח
ai-noakh
HIहिन्दी
असुविधा
asuvidhā
HUMagyar
kényelmetlenség
keɲelmeʃle.nɛʃeːɡ
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketidaknyamanan
kɛ.ti.da.knja.ma.nan
IGIG
ọnụ ụzọ dị ụjọ
o.nu uzọ di ujo
ITItaliano
disagio
diˈsɑːdʒo
JA日本語
不快
fu.kai
KKKK
қолайсыздық
qolaysizdyq
KMKM
ការមិនស្រួល
kaː rɔɔ mɨn srual
KO한국어
불편
bul.pyeon
MRMR
असुख
asu.kh
MSBahasa Melayu
ketidakselesaan
kɛ.ti.da.kse.le.sa.an
MYမြန်မာ
အဆင်မပြေ
a.hsin.ma.pyay
NLNederlands
onbehagen
ɔnˈbeːɣən
NONorsk
ubehag
uˈbeːhɑːɡ
PAPA
ਬੇਸੁਖ
be.sukh
PLPolski
niewygodność
ɲɛ.vɨɡɔdɲɔɕt͡ɕ
PTPortuguês
desconforto
dɨs.kɔ̃.fɔɾ.tu
RORomână
jenă
ʒe.nə
RUРусский
неудобство
nʲe.udobstvo
SVSvenska
obehag
ɔbɛhɑːɡ
SWKiswahili
kukosa furaha
ku.ko.sa fu.ra.ha
TAதமிழ்
இனிமையற்ற
iṉimai.yaṟṟa
TEతెలుగు
అసౌకర్యం
asaukaryaṁ
THไทย
ไม่สบาย
mai sabai
TLTL
kawalan ng komport
ka.wa.lan ng kɔm.pɔrt
TRTürkçe
rahatsızlık
rahatsızlık
UKУкраїнська
незручність
nezruchnistʹ
URاردو
بے آسانی
be-āsāni
VITiếng Việt
không thoải mái
khong thoi mai
YOYO
àìṣẹ
aiṣe
ZH中文
不适
bù shì
ZUZU
ukungathuli
u.ku.nga.thu.li

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