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griminess

/ɡɹˈaɪminəs/ noun

The characteristic or quality of being grimy.

Word Origin 'Grime' comes from a Germanic root meaning dirt or filth — that layer of ingrained dirt. Griminess is the state of being grimy. The PIE root *ghrei- meant 'to smear', so grime is smeared-on dirt. Interestingly, 'chrism' (holy oil) is a borrowing from Greek, but 'grizzle' (grayish) might be related. 'Begrime' means to cover with grime.

noun The characteristic or quality of being grimy. countable

The griminess of the old factory walls required intensive cleaning.

(名词) 污秽；肮脏；污浊

旧工厂墙壁的污秽需要彻底清洁。

(sustantivo) mugre; suciedad [La característica o cualidad de estar mugriento o sucio.]

La mugre de las paredes de la vieja fábrica requería una limpieza intensiva.

(nom) saleté; crasse; malpropreté [Crasse : couche de saleté épaisse et noire qui s'accumule sur une surface.]

La crasse sur les murs de la vieille usine a nécessité un nettoyage intensif.

(Substantiv) Schmutzigkeit; Verschmutzung [Der Zustand, stark verschmutzt, schmutzig oder mit Schmutz bedeckt zu sein.]

Die **griminess** der alten Fabrikwände erforderte eine gründliche Reinigung.

(名詞) 汚らしさ、垢で汚れた様子。すすや汚れで覆われていること。

古い工場の壁のひどい汚れを徹底的に掃除する必要があった。

(substantivo) sujeira; imundície; sordidez; encardimento [A característica ou qualidade de estar sujo ou encardido.]

A sujeira das paredes da velha fábrica exigia uma limpeza intensiva.

Synonyms: dirtiness filthiness grubbiness squalor sordidness dustiness uncleanliness foulness Antonyms: cleanliness purity spotlessness tidiness
Word parts: grime + y + ness

Related words

grime grimy grimily

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