sordidness
State of depravity
Sordidness is the quality of being morally degraded, base, or repugnantly dirty.
It describes conditions or behaviors marked by filth, corruption, or shameful self-interest.
The sordidness of the scandal shocked even hardened journalists.
The word applies equally to physical squalor and moral depravity—a run-down motel might have sordidness in its stained carpets, while a betrayal might have sordidness in its calculated greed.
Foul, accumulated matter
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
- dirtLoose dry earth
- squalorDirty, degraded living conditions
- sludgeSemi-solid waste material
muck · slime · uncleanliness · foulness · dilapidation · decay · disrepair · shabbiness
Crude sexual indecency
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- lasciviousnessOvert sexual impropriety
- lecheryExcessive sexual indulgence
indecency · sleaziness · perversion · smut · luridness · tawdriness · salacious · prurient
Profound moral corruption
- degradationDecline in condition
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
- turpitudeInherent wickedness or vileness
baseness · vileness · iniquity · degeneracy · sin · wrongdoing · transgression · misconduct
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
- extortionObtaining through threats
fraud · venality · malfeasance · cronyism · nepotism · racketeering · profiteering · sleaze
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
- penuryExtreme lack of money
- indigenceExtreme poverty, total want
- privationLack of necessities
- pauperismCondition of being destitute
impoverishment · hardship · want · neediness · hand-to-mouth · subsistence · slum · shanty
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
sludge · muck · slime · uncleanliness · foulness · dilapidation · decay · disrepair · shabbiness · dinginess
lewdness
Crude sexual indecency
- debaucheryExtreme indulgence in vices
- licentiousnessExcessive disregard for morality
- lasciviousnessOvert sexual impropriety
lechery · indecency · sleaziness · perversion · smut · luridness · tawdriness · salacious · prurient · obscenity
depravity
Profound moral corruption
- degradationDecline in condition
- viceBad habit or deputy
- wickednessMoral corruption or evil
turpitude · baseness · vileness · iniquity · degeneracy · sin · wrongdoing · transgression · misconduct · impropriety
bribery
Corrupt payment for influence
- graftIllicit political gain
- embezzlementFraudulent taking of entrusted assets
- kickbackIllegal payment for services
extortion · fraud · venality · malfeasance · cronyism · nepotism · racketeering · profiteering · sleaze · scandal
destitution
Extreme poverty, lacking necessities
pauperism · impoverishment · hardship · want · neediness · hand-to-mouth · subsistence · slum · shanty · hovel
sordidnessnobility
Titled ruling class
virtue · honor · purity · integrity · righteousness
sordidnesscleanliness
Absence of dirt
immaculateness · spotlessness · purity · pristineness · freshness
sordidnessnobility
Titled ruling class
grandeur · elegance · refinement · dignity · magnificence