Sordidity

//sɔːˈdɪdɪti// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Sordidness. archaic, countable, uncountable

    "…are they not from this fountain of covetousness, that greediness in getting, tenacity in keeping, sordidity in spending?"

Example

More examples

"…are they not from this fountain of covetousness, that greediness in getting, tenacity in keeping, sordidity in spending?"

Etymology

From sordid + -ity, perhaps after French sordidité.

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