different between dirtiness vs putridity

dirtiness

English

Etymology

dirty +? -ness

Noun

dirtiness (usually uncountable, plural dirtinesses)

  1. The state or quality of being dirty.
    • 1922, Sinclair Lewis, Babbitt, New York: P.F. Collier & Son, Chapter XI, section IV, p. 150, [1]
      Paul was distressingly clean, but Babbitt reveled in a good sound dirtiness, in not having to shave till his spirit was moved to it.
    • 1948, Alan Paton, Cry, the Beloved Country, New York: Scribner, 1987, Chapter 6,
      So they walked till they came to Claremont and Kumalo was shocked by its shabbiness and dirtiness, and the closeness of the houses, and the filth in the streets.

Synonyms

  • filthiness

Translations

Anagrams

  • disinsert, disinters

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putridity

English

Etymology

From French putridité

Noun

putridity (countable and uncountable, plural putridities)

  1. The state of being putrid.
  2. Putrid matter.

Synonyms

  • putridness

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