dirtiness
Opposite of cleanliness
Dirtiness is the state of being dirty—covered with grime, soil, or other unclean matter: The dirtiness of the windows blocked most of the light.
The word extends to moral or sexual impurity: the dirtiness of his jokes, the dirtiness of the deal.
It can also describe underhanded tactics: The dirtiness of the campaign surprised even veteran observers.
Carbon from incomplete burning
- greaseThick oily lubricant
- gunkViscous unpleasant substance
- crudFilthy deposit or residue
- residueMatter left behind
buildup · smudge · smear · film · scum · tarnish · dust · cobwebs
Dirty, degraded living conditions
- foulnessOffensive, corrupt quality
- nastinessSpiteful or foul quality
- muckFilthy wet dirt
- slimeThick wet gunk
sewage · rot · decay · putridity · excrement · garbage · refuse · vermin
Mark left by spillage
- spotMark or location
- splotchIrregular colored mark
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
- blemishVisible flaw or mark
mark · spill · splatter · smear · streak · speckle · mottle · daub
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- acid rainPolluted atmospheric moisture falling
runoff · industrial waste · exhaust · carbon emissions · oil spill · microplastics · toxic dumping · air quality
Harmful biological substances
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
pollutants · chemicals · biohazards · microbes · mold · spores · pesticides · lead
Untidy collection of items
- disorderAbsence of organization
- untidinessLack of order
- slovenlinessHabitual untidiness or carelessness
- dishevelmentDisordered, messy appearance
unkemptness · disarray · jumble · chaos · sloppiness · pigsty · dump · hoarding
soot
Carbon from incomplete burning
residue · buildup · smudge · smear · film · scum · tarnish · dust · cobwebs · streaks
squalor
Dirty, degraded living conditions
slime · sewage · rot · decay · putridity · excrement · garbage · refuse · vermin · stench
blot
Mark left by spillage
- spotMark or location
- splotchIrregular colored mark
- discolorationAltered surface pigmentation
blemish · mark · spill · splatter · smear · streak · speckle · mottle · daub · ring
smog
Sunlight-activated urban pollution
- emissionsSubstances released into air
- particulatesMinute airborne solids or droplets
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
acid rain · runoff · industrial waste · exhaust · carbon emissions · oil spill · microplastics · toxic dumping · air quality · leachate
toxins
Harmful biological substances
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- bacteriaNucleus-free single-celled organisms
- virusesSubmicroscopic infectious particles
infection · pollutants · chemicals · biohazards · microbes · mold · spores · pesticides · lead · mercury
clutter
Untidy collection of items
- disorderAbsence of organization
- untidinessLack of order
- slovenlinessHabitual untidiness or carelessness
dishevelment · unkemptness · disarray · jumble · chaos · sloppiness · pigsty · dump · hoarding · scattered
- filthgrime, filthy, muck, crud, grimy
- quality statefreshness, ripeness, cleanliness, purity, newness
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- propertiessize, shape, color, height, width
- atmospheric conditionscloudiness, fogginess, mistiness, haziness, smokiness
- neglectneglect, neglected, abandonment, carelessness, disregard
dirtinesscleanliness
Absence of dirt
cleanness · spotlessness · immaculateness · tidiness · freshness
dirtinesspurity
Uncontaminated quality
innocence · wholesomeness · virtue · righteousness · integrity
dirtinesscleanliness
Absence of dirt
wholesomeness · decency · purity · innocence · propriety
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