sor´did|ness

sor´did|ness
sor|did «SR dihd», adjective.
1. dirty; filthy: »

The poor family lived in a sordid hut.

SYNONYM(S): foul, squalid.
2. a) caring too much for money; meanly selfish: »

His ambitions are a little sordid…he is too intent upon growing rich (Winston Churchill).

SYNONYM(S): greedy. b) mean; low; base: »

It is through Art…that we shield ourselves from the sordid perils of actual existence (Oscar Wilde).

SYNONYM(S): contemptible, ignoble, degraded.
3. of a dull or dirty color, as some birds and fishes.
[< Latin sordidus dirty < sordēre be dirty, related to sordēs, -is dirt]
sor´did|ly, adverb.
sor´did|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • sor´did|ly — sor|did «SR dihd», adjective. 1. dirty; filthy: »The poor family lived in a sordid hut. SYNONYM(S): foul, squalid. 2. a) caring too much for money; meanly selfish: »His ambitions are a little sordid…he is too intent upon growing rich (Winston… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sor|did — «SR dihd», adjective. 1. dirty; filthy: »The poor family lived in a sordid hut. SYNONYM(S): foul, squalid. 2. a) caring too much for money; meanly selfish: »His ambitions are a little sordid…he is too intent upon growing rich (Winston Churchill) …   Useful english dictionary

  • ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… …   English syllables

  • sor — ad·dres·sor; ad·pro·mis·sor; ad·ses·sor; ag·gres·sor; ais·sor; an·te·ces·sor; as·cen·sor; as·ses·sor; as·ses·sor·ship; cen·sor·a·ble; cen·sor·ate; cen·sor·ship; com·pres·sor; con·fes·sor; con·sor·tion; con·sor·ti·um; cre·sor·ci·nol; de·fen·sor;… …   English syllables

  • did — ac·ri·did; aleu·ro·did; ar·a·did; ar·chi·did·as·ca·li·an; can·did·ly; can·did·ness; con·did·dle; co·pep·o·did; did; did·der; did·dle dee; did·dle·dees; did·dler; did·dy; did·ger·i·doo; did·na; did·ric; did·y·mo·lite; did·y·mous; Di·lau·did;… …   English syllables

  • sordidness — sor·did·ness …   English syllables

  • sordid — sor•did [[t]ˈsɔr dɪd[/t]] adj. 1) morally ignoble or base; vile 2) meanly selfish or mercenary 3) filthy; squalid • Etymology: 1590–1600; < L sordidus=sord(ēs) dirt + idus id IV sor′did•ly, adv. sor′did•ness, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Sordidness — Sor did*ness, n. The quality or state of being sordid. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sorry — sor•ry [[t]ˈsɒr i, ˈsɔr i[/t]] adj. ri•er, ri•est 1) feeling regret, compunction, sympathy, pity, etc.: sorry to leave one s friends[/ex] 2) cvb regrettable or deplorable; unfortunate: a sorry situation[/ex] 3) sorrowful; grieved 4) suggestive of …   From formal English to slang

  • ri — abac·te·ri·al; ab·de·ri·an; ab·ka·ri; ac·an·thop·te·ri; ac·an·thu·ri·dae; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·ces·so·ri·al; ac·ces·so·ri·us; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ac·cus·a·to·ri·al; acera·the·ri·um;… …   English syllables

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