PUTRIDNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

In a state of progressive putrefaction

Synonyms:

corruption; putrescence; putridness; rottenness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("putridness" is a kind of...):

putrefaction; rot (a state of decay usually accompanied by an offensive odor)

Derivation:

putrid (in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor)

putrid (of or relating to or attended by putrefaction)