Definition
The quality or state of being filthy; dirtiness, uncleanliness, or moral corruption.
Etymology
From filthy (Old English fylþ + -y, meaning dirty) + -ness (Old English suffix creating abstract nouns). The -ness suffix has been used since Old English to turn adjectives into nouns describing their qualities.
Kelly Says
Words ending in -ness are abstraction machines—they turn concrete adjectives into invisible qualities you can measure: filthy (what you see) versus filthiness (the abstract concept of being that way). This happens in thousands of English words!
Translations
ARالعربية
رذالة
ridh-alah
BNবাংলা
অশুদ্ধতা
o-shud-dhat-a
CACatalà
impuritat
im-poo-ri-ta
CSČeština
špína
sh-pee-nah
DEDeutsch
Schmutzigkeit
shmoot-zig-kayt
ELΕλληνικά
ακαθαρσία
a-ka-thar-see-ah
ESEspañol
suciedad
soo-see-eh-dad
FRFrançais
la saleté
la sa-le-te
HIहिन्दी
अशुद्धता
a-shud-dhat-a
HUMagyar
piszksság
pishk-sag-gas
IDBahasa Indonesia
kotoran
ko-to-ran
ITItaliano
sporcizia
spor-chee-tsee-ah
MRMR
अशुद्धता
a-shud-dhat-a
MSBahasa Melayu
keji
keh-jee
NLNederlands
vuiligheid
voo-li-gheyt
PTPortuguês
sujeira
so-zhuh-i-rah
RORomână
murdărie
mur-dah-ree-eh
RUРусский
грязность
gryaz-no-st'
SWKiswahili
chafu
cha-foo
TAதமிழ்
அழுக்கு
a-zhuk-ku
TEతెలుగు
వ్యసనం
vy-sa-nam
THไทย
ความสกปรก
kwan-sook-pa-rak
TRTürkçe
kirlilik
kir-li-lik
VITiếng Việt
bẩn thỉu
ban thiu