grubbiness

/'grʌbinis/

Thân thiện

The child's hands showed the grubbiness from playing in the garden.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The state or condition of being grimy; dirtiness: "Grubbiness" refers to the quality of being covered with or characterized by grime, which is ingrained dirt or soot. It describes a lack of cleanliness.
   • The state of being squalid or shabby: "Grubbiness" can also describe a condition of being morally questionable, sordid, or run-down in appearance.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The grubbiness of the old kitchen tiles was impossible to ignore. (The ingrained dirtiness of the tiles was very noticeable.)
  • He was shocked by the moral grubbiness of the political scandal. (He was shocked by the sordid, unclean nature of the scandal.)

Advanced Usage

• "an air of grubbiness": a pervasive feeling or impression of dirtiness or shabbiness.
  • The neglected building had an air of grubbiness that deterred visitors. (The building gave off a strong feeling of being dirty and uncared for.)

Variants and Related Words

• Grubby (adj): covered with grime; dirty. Also used figuratively to mean sordid.
  • He wiped his grubby hands on his jeans.
  • They were involved in some grubby financial dealings.
• Grime (n): dirt, especially soot or other ingrained filth.
  • The window was covered in a layer of grime.

Synonyms

• Dirtiness: The state of being dirty.
• Griminess: The condition of being covered with grime.
• Filthiness: The state of being disgustingly dirty.
• Squalor: The state of being extremely dirty and unpleasant, especially as a result of poverty or neglect.
• Shabbiness: The quality of being worn-out and untidy.

Antonyms

• Cleanliness: The state of being clean and free from dirt.
• Spotlessness: The quality of being perfectly clean.
• Purity: Freedom from contamination or dirt; cleanness.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the state of being grimy

Từ đồng nghĩa

• griminess