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SMUTTINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Obscenity in speech or writing
Synonyms:
dirtiness; smuttiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("smuttiness" is a kind of...):
bawdiness; lewdness; obscenity; salaciousness; salacity (the trait of behaving in an obscene manner)
Derivation:
smutty (characterized by obscenity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being dirty with soot
Synonyms:
smuttiness; sootiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("smuttiness" is a kind of...):
dirtiness; uncleanness (the state of being unsanitary)
Derivation:
smutty (soiled with dirt or soot)
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