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dirtinesses

dirtinesses is the plural of dirtiness.

Meaning of dirtiness

Noun

dirtiness (usually uncountable, plural dirtinesses)

  1. (usually) The state or quality of being dirty.
    • Paul was distressingly clean, but Babbitt reveled in a good sound dirtiness, in not having to shave till his spirit was moved to it.1922, Sinclair Lewis, chapter XI, in Babbitt, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace and Company, →OCLC, section IV, page 150
    Synonyms:
    filthiness, soil

Questions about dirtinesses

What is dirtinesses the plural of?
Dirtinesses is the plural of dirtiness.

Words near dirtinesses in the dictionary

  1. dirties up
  2. dirtiest
  3. dirtieth
  4. dirtily
  5. dirtiness
  6. dirtinesses
  7. dirting
  8. dirtless
  9. dirtlessness
  10. dirtlike
  11. dirtman

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