sordidness
121sordid — adj. 1 dirty or squalid. 2 ignoble, mean, or mercenary. 3 mean or niggardly. 4 dull coloured. Derivatives: sordidly adv. sordidness n. Etymology: F sordide or L sordidus f. sordere be dirty …
122uncleanness — noun the state of being unsanitary • Syn: ↑dirtiness • Ant: ↑cleanness (for: ↑dirtiness) • Derivationally related forms: ↑unclean, ↑dirty …
123unworthiness — noun 1. the quality or state of lacking merit or value • Ant: ↑worthiness • Derivationally related forms: ↑unworthy • Hypernyms: ↑bad, ↑badness • Hyponyms: ↑ …
124insordid — (ˈ)in, ən+ adjective Etymology: in (I) + sordid : free from sordidness : generous …
125sordor — ˈsȯrdər, ˌdȯ(ə)r noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin sordes dirt, filth + or more at swart : refuse, dregs; …
126WEST, NATHANAEL — (pseudonym of Nathan Wallenstein Weinstein; 1903–1940), U.S. novelist. Widely regarded as one of the most distinguished American novelists of the 1930s, West was the son of Russian Jewish immigrants who had settled in New York City, and a brother …
