shabbiness
State of disrepair
Shabbiness is the quality of being worn, faded, or in poor condition: the shabbiness of the old sofa, a hotel distinguished by its shabbiness.
It extends to behavior that is mean, unfair, or dishonorable: the shabbiness of his treatment of former allies.
Both senses suggest something that falls short of acceptable standards.
Worn until transparent
- frayedUnraveled at edges
- tatteredRipped and worn out
- raggedWorn to shreds
- worn-outDepleted through overuse
moth-eaten · faded · scuffed · patched · holey · seedy · scruffy · raggedy
Quick overview of facts
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
crumbling · decaying · ruinous · blighted · squalid · collapsing · rotting · decayed
State of extreme deprivation
- destitutionExtreme poverty, lacking necessities
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
want · privation · hardship · deprivation · pennilessness · neediness · pauperism · down-at-heel
Poor maintained condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
- disuseCessation of practice
deterioration · inattention · carelessness · untidiness · unmaintained · uncared-for · unkempt · overgrown
threadbare
Worn until transparent
worn-out · moth-eaten · faded · scuffed · patched · holey · seedy · scruffy · raggedy · pilled
rundown
Quick overview of facts
- ramshackleBadly deteriorated from neglect
- decrepitWorn by age
- tumbledownRuined through neglect
derelict · crumbling · decaying · ruinous · blighted · squalid · collapsing · rotting · decayed · peeling
impoverishment
State of extreme deprivation
- destitutionExtreme poverty, lacking necessities
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
squalor · want · privation · hardship · deprivation · pennilessness · neediness · pauperism · down-at-heel · straitened
disrepair
Poor maintained condition
- decayGradual organic breakdown
- derelictionAbandonment of duty
- abandonmentAct of leaving permanently
disuse · deterioration · inattention · carelessness · untidiness · unmaintained · uncared-for · unkempt · overgrown · forgotten
- shoddinessslipshod, slapdash, hack job, botch job, botch
- unstylishnessunstylish, unfashionable, tastelessness, dowdiness, frumpiness
- Deteriorationdecay, rot, degradation, deterioration, corrosion
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- flawsfaults, defect, flaw, blemish, flaws
- sloppinessmessiness, untidiness, dishevelment, slovenliness, unkemptness
shabbinesspristineness
State of being unmarred
immaculateness · newness · freshness · mint condition · spotlessness
shabbinesselegance
Refined, graceful quality
smartness · stylishness · chicness · finery · splendor
shabbinessdecency
Moral appropriateness in behavior
generosity · honorableness · fairness · nobility · magnanimity