squalidity

squalidity

English

Etymology

From squalid +‎ -ity or a learned borrowing from Latin squāliditās.[1]

Noun

squalidity (countable and uncountable, plural squalidities)

  1. The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.
    Synonym: squalidness

References

  1. ^ “squalidity, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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