Synonyms for sordidness
Most common
meanness baseness despicableness despicability squalor squalidness
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Meanness
meanness, baseness, despicableness, despicability, contemptibility
2. Squalor
Definitions
- n. 1
The quality or state of being sordid.
- n. 2
The product or result of being sordid.
Forms
- Plural
- sordidnesses → meannesses, basenesses, despicablenesses, contemptibilities…
Example sentences
- meanness I took for granted that he was above such meanness.
- baseness Rejoicing in someone's misfortune is a sign of baseness.
- squalor The squalor of the slums is not for the faint hearted.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sordidness | falling | |
| meanness | steady | |
| baseness | steady | |
| despicableness | steady | |
| despicability | steady | |
| squalor | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- squalor2
- 8 letters
- meanness2, baseness
- 11 letters
- squalidness
- 13 letters
- despicability
- 14 letters
- despicableness
- 15 letters
- contemptibility
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (squalor2 = 2 syllables).