rottenness
rottenness · rottennesses
Fäulnis
The quality of being rottenThe quality of being rotten.
» Envy is like rottenness of the bones.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The quality of being rotten.
Fäulnis
the quality of rotting and becoming putrid
Examples
2 sentencesEnvy is like rottenness of the bones.
The kennel was stagnant and filthy. The very rats, which here and there lay putrefying in its rottenness, were hideous with famine.
Translations
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By meaning 1
the quality of being rotten:
Origin
From Middle English rotennesse; equivalent to rotten + -ness.From Middle English rotennesse; equivalent to rotten + -ness.
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Forms
plural: rottennesses| Singular | rottenness |
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Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of rotting and becoming putrid:putrescence
- in a state of progressive putrefaction:putrescenceputridnesscorruption
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedrotten
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable