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sordid
English
Etymology
Latin sordidus, from sord?re (“be dirty”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?s??.d?d/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?s??d?d/
- Homophone: sorted (in some varieties)
Adjective
sordid (comparative sordider, superlative sordidest)
- Distasteful, ignoble, vile, or contemptible.
- Dirty or squalid.
- Morally degrading.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
- He rode slowly home along the deserted road, watching the stars come out in the clear violet sky. They flashed softly into the limpid heavens, like jewels let fall into clear water. They were a reproach, he felt, to a sordid world.
- 1994, The Lion King, Be Prepared musical number:
- I know it sounds sordid but you'll be rewarded, when at last I've been given my dues.
- 2006, John C. Roberts, concurrence and dissent in part in League of United Latin American Citizens v. Perry, 548 U.S. 399 (2006)
- It is a sordid business, this divvying us up by race.
- 1912, Willa Cather, The Bohemian Girl
- Grasping; stingy; avaricious.
- Of a dull colour.
Synonyms
- See also Thesaurus:greedy, Thesaurus:unclean
Derived terms
- sordidity
- sordidly
- sordidness
Translations
Anagrams
- 'droids, disord, dorids, droids
Estonian
Noun
sordid
- nominative plural of sort
Romanian
Etymology
From French sordide, from Latin sordidus.
Adjective
sordid m or n (feminine singular sordid?, masculine plural sordizi, feminine and neuter plural sordide)
- sordid
Declension
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immoral
English
Etymology
From im- +? moral.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??m?r?l/
- Rhymes: -?r?l
Adjective
immoral (comparative more immoral, superlative most immoral)
- Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law.
- Synonyms: wicked, unjust, dishonest, vicious, licentious, unethical, corrupt, unscrupulous, wrong, unrighteous
- Antonyms: moral, pure, righteous
Usage notes
- Said of people, deeds, groups, traditions, or practices.
Related terms
- amoral
Translations
Further reading
- immoral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- immoral in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Catalan
Etymology
From im- +? moral.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /im.mo??al/
- (Central) IPA(key): /im.mu??al/
Adjective
immoral (masculine and feminine plural immorals)
- immoral
- Antonym: moral
Derived terms
Further reading
- “immoral” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “immoral” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “immoral” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “immoral” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From im- +? moral.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.m?.?al/
Adjective
immoral (feminine singular immorale, masculine plural immoraux, feminine plural immorales)
- immoral
- Antonym: moral
Related terms
Descendants
- Russian: ???????????????? (beznrávstvennyj) (calque)
Further reading
- “immoral” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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