Emily Dickinson Lexicon

OF-FENS'IVE-NESS, n.

1. The quality that offends or displeases; as, the offensiveness of rude language or behavior.
2. Injuriousness; mischief.
3. Cause of disgust; the quality that gives pain to the senses, or unpleasant sensations; as, the offensiveness of smell or taste.