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English
Etymology
From dirty + -ness.
Pronunciation
Noun
dirtiness (usually uncountable, plural dirtinesses)
- The state or quality of being dirty.
1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XI, in Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC, section IV, page 150:Paul was distressingly clean, but Babbitt reveled in a good sound dirtiness, in not having to shave till his spirit was moved to it.
1948, Alan Paton, chapter 6, in Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, published 1987:So they walked till they came to Claremont and Kumalo was shocked by its shabbiness and dirtiness, and the closeness of the houses, and the filth in the streets.
Synonyms
Translations
state or quality of being dirty
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