'Forbiddingness' definitions:

Definition of 'Forbiddingness'

From: GCIDE
  • Forbidding \For*bid"ding\, a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.
  • Syn: Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive; repulsive; odious; abhorrent. -- {For*bid"ding*ly}, adv. -- {For*bid"ding*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]