Definition
The abstract quality of being dark, sooty, murky, or obscured by smoke or soot.
Etymology
From Latin 'fuliginosus' (sooty, dark) plus the English noun suffix '-ness,' which transforms adjectives into abstract nouns describing qualities or states.
Kelly Says
This noun perfectly captures the 19th-century literary fascination with describing mood through atmosphere—Dickens used this kind of language to make pollution itself feel morally dark.
Translations
ARالعربية
لون سوداء
loon so-da-a
BNবাংলা
ধূমপাত
dhoo-ma-paat
CACatalà
fumositat
foo-mo-si-ta-t
CSČeština
sahovost
sa-ho-vost
DADansk
røgtighed
roeg-tee-hed
DEDeutsch
Fuliginosität
foo-li-gee-no-see-taet
ELΕλληνικά
καπνισμός
kap-nis-mos
ESEspañol
fuliginosidad
foo-li-gee-no-sid-ad
FISuomi
savottaisuus
sa-vo-ta-suu-si
FRFrançais
fuliginosité
foo-lee-gee-no-zee-tay
HIहिन्दी
धुएँ की गंध
dhu-a-n kee gandh
HUMagyar
füstösödés
foos-to-so-des
IDBahasa Indonesia
bau asap
bau asap
ITItaliano
fuliginosità
foo-lee-gee-no-see-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
abu asap
abu asap
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေကြော
shwe-kya
NLNederlands
roetgeur
roet-geur
PLPolski
dymność
dymn-no-st
PTPortuguês
fuliginosidade
foo-lee-gee-no-si-da-de
RORomână
fumiginitate
foo-mi-gi-ni-ta-te
RUРусский
угольный запах
oo-go-lnyy za-pak
SVSvenska
rökighet
ro-kee-get
TAதமிழ்
புகையின்
pu-kai-yin
THไทย
กลิ่นควัน
klin kwan
TRTürkçe
kömür kokusu
ko-moor ko-koo-su
UKУкраїнська
димність
dim-nist
VITiếng Việt
mùi than
mùi than