degenerateness

/dɪˈdʒɛnɝˌeɪtnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being degenerate.

Word Origin From Latin de- 'down, away' and genus 'kind, race' — degenerate literally means 'to go down from one's kind', to decline from an original state. The root genus gives us generate (to produce), generation (a producing), and genetics (study of heredity). The -e and -ness suffixes make it a noun for the state of being degenerate.

noun The state or quality of being degenerate. countable

The degenerateness of the urban area was evident in its crumbling infrastructure.

(名词) 堕落性;退化性

该城市区域的衰败状态从其破败的基础设施中显而易见。

(sustantivo) degeneración; degradación; envilecimiento [El estado o la cualidad de ser degenerado.]

La degradación de la zona urbana era evidente en su infraestructura en deterioro.

(nom) dégénérescence; déchéance; décadence; corruption [État de dégradation avancée, sur les plans moral, social ou physique.]

L'état de délabrement du quartier urbain était visible dans ses infrastructures en ruines.

(Substantiv) Verkommenheit; Degeneration [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, moralisch oder physisch verfallen, entartet oder heruntergekommen zu sein.]

Die **degenerateness** des Stadtviertels zeigte sich in der verfallenen Infrastruktur.

(名詞) 道徳的・社会的に堕落した状態や性質。

その都市部の退廃は、崩れかけたインフラを見れば明らかだった。

(substantivo) degeneração; decadência; degradação [O estado ou qualidade de ser degenerado.]

A degradação da área urbana era evidente em sua infraestrutura em ruínas.

Word parts: de + generat + e + ness

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