manginess (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *manginess*:
NOUN	attribute	manginess, shabbiness, seediness, sleaziness	a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

English > *manginess*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	A lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing.
Synonyms	shabbiness, seediness, sleaziness
Narrower	raggedness	shabbiness by virtue of being in rags
Broader	inelegance	The quality of lacking refinement and good taste
Spanish	desaliño, desaseo
Adjectives	mangy	having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap

HyperDic: manginess