Dirtiness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state or quality of being dirty. uncountable, usually

    "Paul was distressingly clean, but Babbitt reveled in a good sound dirtiness, in not having to shave till his spirit was moved to it."

  2. 2
    obscenity in speech or writing wordnet
  3. 3
    the state of containing dirty impurities wordnet
  4. 4
    the state of being unsanitary wordnet

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animalityblue moviecarnalityconcupiscencedirteroticism

Example

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"Karl was disgusted by the dirtiness of Rima."

Etymology

From dirty + -ness.

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