squalor
грязь, убожество
Schmutz, Elend, Vernachlässigung, Ärmlichkeit
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or povertyFilthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
UK/ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/US/ˈskwɑlɚ/
» The squalor of the slums is not for the faint hearted.
Нищета трущоб — зрелище не для слабонервных.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
Schmutz, Elend, Vernachlässigung
грязьgrjazʹ, убо́жествоubóžestvo
More definitions
- sordid dirtiness
Examples
2 sentencesThe squalor of the slums is not for the faint hearted.
ruНищета трущоб — зрелище не для слабонервных. — odexed
Yanni was living in squalor.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
squalidness:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
squalidness:
Origin
From the Latin squālor.From the Latin squālor.
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Forms
plural: squalors| Singular | squalor |
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uncountable
Synonyms
5 synonymsClose in meaning
- sordid dirtiness:sordidnesssqualidness
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable