- sordidness
- noun see sordid
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sordidness
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Sordidness — Sor did*ness, n. The quality or state of being sordid. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sordidness — sordid ► ADJECTIVE 1) involving ignoble actions and motives. 2) dirty or squalid. DERIVATIVES sordidly adverb sordidness noun. ORIGIN Latin sordidus, from sordere be dirty … English terms dictionary
sordidness — See sordidly. * * * … Universalium
sordidness — noun a) The state or quality of being sordid. b) The result or product of being sordid … Wiktionary
sordidness — sor·did·ness || sÉ”rdɪdnɪs / sÉ”Ëd n. filthiness, wretchedness; baseness, grossness; vileness; selfishness … English contemporary dictionary
sordidness — sor·did·ness … English syllables
sordidness — noun 1. sordid dirtiness • Syn: ↑squalor, ↑squalidness • Derivationally related forms: ↑squalid (for: ↑squalidness), ↑sordid • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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baseness — noun unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values • Syn: ↑sordidness, ↑contemptibility, ↑despicableness, ↑despicability • Derivationally related forms: ↑despicable (for: ↑despicability) … Useful english dictionary
