squalor

squal·or

 (skwŏl′ər)

n.

A filthy and wretched condition or quality.

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[Latin squālor, from squālēre, to be filthy; see squalid.]

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squalor

(ˈskwɒlə)

n

the condition or quality of being squalid; disgusting dirt and filth

[C17: from Latin]

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squal•or

(ˈskwɒl ər, ˈskwɔ lər)

n.

the condition of being squalid; filth and misery.

[1615–25; < Latin squālor dirtiness =squāl(ēre) to be dirty, encrusted + -or -or¹]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

squalor - sordid dirtiness sordidness, squalidness dirtiness, uncleanness - the state of being unsanitary

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squalor

noun filth, wretchedness, sleaziness, decay, foulness, slumminess, squalidness, meanness He was out of work and living in squalor.
luxury, splendour, cleanliness, neatness, fine condition, pleasantness

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squalor

noun

The condition or state of being dirty:

dirtiness, filth, filthiness, foulness, griminess, grubbiness, smuttiness, uncleanliness, uncleanness.

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Translations

قَذارَه

špína

kummerlige forhold

Verwahrlosung

misère

mocsok

eymd, vesæld

squallore

убожество

sefalet

肮脏贫穷

squalor

[ˈskwɒləʳ] N → miseria f, vileza f
to live in squalor → vivir en la miseria, vivir en la sordidez

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squalor

[ˈskwɒlə^r] n → conditions fpl sordides

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squalor

n → Schmutz m; (= moral squalor) → Verkommenheit f; the squalor of the conditions → die elenden or erbärmlichen Verhältnisse; to live in squalor → in unbeschreiblichen Zuständen leben

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squalor

[ˈskwɒləʳ] n → squallore m

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squalid

(ˈskwolid) adjective

very dirty or filthy. The houses are squalid and overcrowded. vieslik قَذِر мизерен imundo zaneřáděný verwahrlost beskidt βρόμικος, αισχρός räpane كثيف likainen sordide מְלוּכלָך וְעָזוּב गन्दा, नीच, घिनावना, कुत्सित prljav, odvratan mocskos kumuh sóðalegur squallido むさくるしい 지저분한 apskretęs, purvinas netīrs; nolaists kotor viesskitten, ussel, ureinslig bardzo brudny imundo sor­did убогий špinavý umazan prljav smutsig, snuskig สกปรก pis, bakımsız 骯髒的 занедбаний; занепалий گندہ، خراب، غلیظ bẩn thỉu 肮脏的

ˈsqualor (-lə) noun

They lived in squalor. ellende قَذارَه мизерия miséria špína die Verwahrlosung kummerlige forhold βρόμα viletsus فلاكت kurjuus misère noire עזובה गंदगी nečistoća, prljavština mocsok kekumuhan eymd, vesæld squallore むさくるしさ, きたなさ 누추함 purvas netīrība kekotoran viezigheidskittbrudmiséria mi­ze­rie neagră убожество špina nesnaga prljavština smuts, elände ความสกปรก sefalet 貧窮，卑鄙 бруд, занедбаність گندگی، پلیدگی bẩn thỉu 贫穷，肮脏

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