English > dirtiness: 3 senses > noun 1, stateMeaning | The state of being unsanitary. |
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Synonym | uncleanness |
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Narrower | befoulment, defilement, pollution | The state of being polluted |
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dinginess, dinge | discoloration due to dirtiness |
dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge | The state of being covered with unclean things |
dustiness | The state of being covered with dust |
feculence | Something that is feculent |
griminess, grubbiness | The state of being grimy |
smuttiness, sootiness | The state of being dirty with soot |
sordidness, squalor, squalidness | sordid dirtiness |
Broader | sanitary condition | The state of sanitation (clean or dirty) |
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Opposite | cleanness | The state of being clean |
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Spanish | suciedad |
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Catalan | brutícia |
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Adjectives | dirty | soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime |
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dirty | contaminated with infecting organisms |