Sordidness

Sordidness
Sordidness Sor"did*ness, n. The quality or state of being sordid. [1913 Webster]

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  • 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 — noun see sordid …   New Collegiate 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 / sɔːd 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

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