dirtiness

dirt·y  (dûrt)

adj. dirt·i·er, dirt·i·est

1.

a. Soiled, as with dirt; unclean.

b. Spreading dirt; polluting: The air near the foundry was always dirty.

c. Apt to soil with dirt or grime: a dirty job at the garage.

d. Contaminated with bacteria or other infectious microorganisms.

2. Squalid or filthy; run-down: dirty slums.

3.

a. Obscene or indecent: dirty movies; a dirty joke.

b. Malicious or scandalous: a dirty lie.

4.

a. Unethical or corrupt; sordid: dirty politics.

b. Not sportsmanlike: dirty players; a dirty fighter.

c. Acquired by illicit or improper means: dirty money.

d. Slang Possessing or using illegal drugs.

5.

a. Unpleasant or distasteful; thankless: Laying off workers is the dirty part of this job.

b. Extremely unfortunate or regrettable: a dirty shame.

6. Expressing disapproval or hostility: gave us a dirty look.

7. Not bright and clear in color; somewhat dull or drab. Often used in combination: dirty-blonde hair; dirty-green walls.

8. Producing a very great amount of long-lived radioactive fallout. Used of nuclear weapons.

9. Stormy; rough: dirty weather.

v. dirt·ied, dirt·y·ing, dirt·ies

v.tr.

1. To make soiled.

2. To stain or tarnish with dishonor.

v.intr.

To become soiled.

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dirti·ly adv.

dirti·ness n.

Synonyms: dirty, filthy, foul, squalid, grimy
These adjectives apply to what is unclean, impure, or unkempt. Dirty is the most general: dirty clothes; dirty sidewalks.
Something that is filthy is disgustingly dirty: filthy rags.
Foul suggests gross offensiveness, particularly to the sense of smell: a foul stench; a foul pond.
Squalid suggests dirtiness, wretchedness, and sordidness: lived in a squalid apartment.
Grimy describes something ingrained or smudged with dirt or soot: grimy hands.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dirtiness - the state of being unsanitary         uncleanness feculence - something that is feculent sanitary condition - the state of sanitation (clean or dirty) grime, grunge, soil, dirt, filth, grease, stain - the state of being covered with unclean things befoulment, defilement, pollution - the state of being polluted dinge, dinginess - discoloration due to dirtiness dustiness - the state of being covered with dust griminess, grubbiness - the state of being grimy smuttiness, sootiness - the state of being dirty with soot sordidness, squalidness, squalor - sordid dirtiness cleanness - the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities
	2.	dirtiness - the state of containing dirty impurities impureness, impurity - the condition of being impure
	3.	dirtiness - obscenity in speech or writing smuttiness bawdiness, lewdness, obscenity, salaciousness, salacity - the trait of behaving in an obscene manner

Translations

dirtiness [ˈdɜːtɪnɪs] N → suciedad f

dirtiness

n → Schmutzigkeit f; (of story also) → Unanständigkeit f

dirtiness [ˈdɜːtɪnɪs] n → sporcizia, sudiciume m

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dirtiness [ˈdɜːtɪnɪs] n → sporcizia, sudiciume m