nastiness
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4.9
- noun
- /ˈnæs.ti.nəs/
:
suciedad
- The nastiness in the neglected garden was evident from the piles of garbage and overgrown weeds.
Examples
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We have two boys, and I sweetly talked my husband into pulling the toilet up so we could replace the pee-soaked wax ring underneath the toilet and clean the grout and all the nastiness that had collected there under the toilet, where no amount of cleaning could ever reach.
Blog text (31) -
Not to mention the cluttered nastiness of many job sites out there.
Blog text (20) -
Maybe if we make them cry enough, it will wash away all that grime and nastiness they left on the street.
Blog text (27) -
There's all sorts of nastiness in here.
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Maybe it's just a buildup of bacteria because of all the nastiness that's suddenly started passing through the area.
Blog text (26) -
When we filed out of the room for lunch, Miss Moon had the janitor remove the nastiness from my desk with that awful milky soap that smelled of pine.
Fiction book (1990) -
Richard Mead, who completed a pamphlet for the government in 1720 on disease prevention, argued that "as nastiness is a great source of infection, so cleanliness is the greatest preservative: which is the true reason why the poor are most obnoxious."
Academic text (2007) -
The nastiness of the old refrigerator made the kitchen unbearable to work in.
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After the party, the nastiness of the spilled drinks and food left a terrible mess to clean up.
Synonyms
46
2.0
Dirt and disgusting things that make a place very dirty
1
6.0
A state of being dirty and likely to spread disease
1
1.0
Not being clean because it has mud, dust or stains
1
8.8
A state of being dirty and morally bad
1
6.5
How gross or unpleasant something is
1
4.2
A very dirty state with waste and rubbish
1
6.3
A very dirty condition caused by garbage or waste
1
5.5
A state when a place or person is dirty and not cared for
1
9.1
A strong feeling that something is very unpleasant or disgusting
1
8.7
Cruel or very mean behavior towards other people
Dirt and grease that cover a surface and make it look dirty
Very dirty and unpleasant places caused by poverty or lack of care
A state of being dirty or bad in a moral way, for example a filthy place
A state in which things are dirty and can make people ill
A strong unpleasant smell or other harmful quality in a place
Being unpleasant or offensive and making people feel dislike
A shabby, dirty look from old, worn clothes
Antonyms
How Dirty
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Nastiness comes from the adjective nasty (meaning 'very dirty or foul') plus the ending -ness, which makes a word into a 'state' or 'quality', just like kindness. So nastiness can mean the state of being dirty or full of filth.