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Squalor - English meaning

ˈskwɒl.ər

Squalor – definitions in English dictionary

noun

The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.

Usage examples:

They lived in squalor and disease

Synonims:

DirtDirtinessSqualidnessFilthFilthinessGrubbinessGrimeGriminessMuckMuckinessSlumminessFoulnessVilenessPovertyWretchednessDinginessMeannessNastinessSeedinessShabbinessSordi
noun

The condition of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, often because of lack of money

Usage examples:

These people are forced to live in squalor., it was a dirty, damp, smelly flat - the usual student …

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Squalor: translate from English into Chinese

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肮脏的

Squalor: translate from English into Dutch

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Ellende, Smerigheid, Armzaligheid

Squalor: translate from English into French

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Misère noire, Conditions sordides, Saleté, Corruption

Squalor: translate from English into German

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Elend, Schmutz, Verkommenheit

Squalor: translate from English into Hindi

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गंदगी, गन्दगी, मलिनता, घिनौनापन

Squalor: translate from English into Italian

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Squallore, Sordidezza

Squalor: translate from English into Korean

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더러움, 치사함

Squalor: translate from English into Russian

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Убожество, Нищета, Грязь, Убогость, Запущенность, Запустение

Squalor: translate from English into Spanish

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Miseria

Word origin

early 17th century: from Latin, from squalere ‘be dirty’.

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Squalor synonims

dirt

noun

A substance, such as mud or dust, that soils someone or something.

Usage examples:

Jo wiped the dirt off her face
noun

Earth or a substance like it that has gotten on the surface of something such as your skin

Usage examples:

I sat on the ground and got dirt on my pants., after the rain, the woods smelled of wet dirt and gr…
Dirt - all meanings in English

dirtiness

noun

The state of being dirty

Usage examples:

I don't mind a little bit of a mess - it's dirtiness i can't stand.
Dirtiness - all meanings in English

filth

noun

Disgusting dirt.

Usage examples:

Stagnant pools of filth
noun

Thick, unpleasant dirt

Usage examples:

The floor was covered in filth., people complain about the filth on tv and in the press.
Filth - all meanings in English

filthiness

noun

The quality of being very dirty

Filthiness - all meanings in English

grime

noun

Dirt ingrained on the surface of something.

Usage examples:

The windows were thick with grime
verb

Blacken or make dirty with grime.

Usage examples:

The windows were grimed like a coal miner's goggles
noun

A layer of dirt on skin or a building

Usage examples:

The building is covered with grime., a grimy face
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meanness

noun

Lack of generosity; miserliness.

Usage examples:

He has written to the berlin-based national association of advertising agencies telling them their …
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muck

noun

Dirt, rubbish, or waste matter.

Usage examples:

I'll just clean the muck off the windscreen
verb

Spread manure on (land).

Usage examples:

Half the farm is mucked every year
noun

Wet, sticky dirt

Usage examples:

It was hard to walk in the muck.
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nastiness

noun

The state or quality of being nasty.

Usage examples:

The nastiness of the campaign
noun

The quality of being bad or very unpleasant

Usage examples:

She was wary of the nastiness of politics., a chef reveals the nastiness inside upscale restaurant …
Nastiness - all meanings in English

poverty

noun

The state of being extremely poor.

Usage examples:

Thousands of families are living in abject poverty
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seediness

noun

The quality of looking dirty or in bad condition and likely to be involved in dishonest or illegal activities

Usage examples:

The cinema has a certain seediness left over from when it was a strip club.
Seediness - all meanings in English

shabbiness

noun

The quality of looking old or in bad condition because of being used for a long time or not being cared for

Usage examples:

Julia noticed the shabbiness of the well-washed paintwork and the cracks in the ceiling., the train…
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vileness

noun

The quality of being very unpleasant, and usually immoral and unacceptable

Usage examples:

He is an ambitious man, not evil, but capable of occasional vileness., there is a culture of vilene…
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wretchedness

noun

The state of being unpleasant or of low quality

Usage examples:

He couldn't stand the wretchedness of life at home., they were doomed to a life of wretchedness and…
Wretchedness - all meanings in English

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