rottenness
3
4.6
- noun
- /ˈrɑːtənəs/
:
putrefacción
- The rottenness of the food made it unsafe to eat.
Examples
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The farmer removed the fruits showing signs of rottenness from the market.
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He was shocked by the rottenness of the wood, which had been infested with termites.
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Take a close look at yourself and the degree of rottenness you've come to.
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They are a sign of the rottenness that is eating at this place!
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Even lilies decay into rottenness, sir.
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Her rottenness can spread throughout the company, corrupting everyone it touches.
Fiction book (1993) -
Mr. Shiftlet felt that the rottenness of the world was about to engulf him.
Fiction book (2001) -
What bums me out is the fact that there are, and will be, still takers for such rottenness.
Blog text (27) -
Now the very fact that this pretty dim crew has been able to get as far as they have must impel us to consider the elements of rottenness in universities.
Academic text (1991) -
Indeed, it appears that the central theme of pathological insanity has a wider resonance and refers to the general disease of contemporary society, the rottenness we also encounter in the other four stories of The Wall.
Academic text (2009)
Synonyms
50
4.5
The gradual loss of strength or good condition over time
24
1.6
The breaking down of things like food or wood by bacteria and mold
10
5.6
The process of plant or animal matter breaking down and rotting
3
3.4
The breaking down of dead plants and animals by bacteria or fungi
3
8.9
The rotting of dead plants or animals that makes a bad smell
1
9.9
A state of rotting that gives a bad smell
1
9.9
Rotten smell and decay of dead animals or plants
1
8.2
A strong bad smell from rotting things
Antonyms
How Rotten
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Morphology
Etymology
Rottenness comes from the simple word rot, which means 'decay' or 'go bad', plus the ending -ness, which means 'the state of'. So rottenness is the state of being rotten — like fruit that becomes soft, smells bad, and has started to decay.