Hawaiian Adjective/Noun · Emotions

ʻanoʻino

Pronunciation: /AH-no-EE-no/

Meaning

Disgusted, unpleasant, hateful; disgust, unpleasantness.

Example sentences

  • Ua ʻanoʻino loa ka ʻala o ka ʻōpala i ka lā wela.

    The smell of the trash was very unpleasant on the hot day.

  • Ua ʻanoʻino kona ʻano i kona wā e hoʻolohe ʻole mai ai.

    His attitude was unpleasant when he wouldn't listen.

  • ʻO ia ka mea i wae ʻia no ka hana ʻino, ʻaʻole ka mea kumu o ka ʻanoʻino.

    He is the one chosen for the bad deed, not the cause of the unpleasantness.

About this word

“ʻanoʻino” is a Hawaiian adjective/noun meaning Disgusted, unpleasant, hateful; disgust, unpleasantness. It is part of the ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (Hawaiian language) vocabulary in the category of Emotions. Definitions are based on the Pukui-Elbert Hawaiian Dictionary.

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