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muckiness

/mˈʌkinəs/ noun

The quality of being mucky; dirtiness.

Word Origin Muckiness comes from muck, an old Germanic word for dung or soft dirt — literally 'the state of being mucky.' The root *meuk- gives us muck, mucky, and even muckrake (to rake through muck, figuratively to expose scandal). It's a delightfully earthy word.

noun The quality of being mucky; dirtiness. countable

The muckiness of the pigsty required thorough cleaning.

(名词) 污秽

猪圈的肮脏需要彻底清洁。

(sustantivo) La cualidad de ser sucio; suciedad.

La suciedad de la pocilga requería una limpieza a fondo.

(nom) saleté; malpropreté; crasse [Caractère de ce qui est sale, boueux ou couvert de crasse.]

La saleté de la porcherie exigeait un nettoyage en profondeur.

(Substantiv) Schmutzigkeit; Verschmutzung [**muckiness** (Substantiv): Der Zustand, schmutzig oder mit Schlamm, Dreck oder Unrat bedeckt zu sein.]

Die **muckiness** des Schweinestalls erforderte eine gründliche Reinigung.

(名詞) 汚れている性質；不潔であること

豚小屋のひどく汚れた状態は、徹底的な掃除を必要とした。

(substantivo) sujeira; imundície; porcaria [A qualidade de ser sujo ou lamacento; sujeira.]

A sujeira do chiqueiro exigiu uma limpeza completa.

Synonyms: dirtiness filthiness grubbiness muddiness sludge squalor uncleanliness foulness Antonyms: cleanliness purity spotlessness cleanness

noun muck; dirt countable

After the storm, the muckiness in the streets made walking difficult.

(名词) 污物

暴风雨过后，街道上的淤泥使行走困难。

(sustantivo) Suciedad; mugre.

Después de la tormenta, la mugre en las calles dificultaba caminar.

(nom) crasse; saleté; boue; fange [Boue, crasse ou matière sale accumulée.]

Après la tempête, la saleté dans les rues rendait la marche difficile.

(Substantiv) Dreck; Schmutz; Matsch [**muckiness** (Substantiv): Schmutz, Schlamm oder Unrat, der eine Fläche bedeckt oder verunreinigt.]

Nach dem Sturm machte die **muckiness** auf den Straßen das Laufen beschwerlich.

(名詞) 泥やごみなどの汚れ

嵐の後、通りに散乱したがれきで歩くのも大変だった。

(substantivo) lama; sujeira; imundície; lodo; porcaria [Lama; sujeira; imundície.]

Depois da tempestade, a lama nas ruas tornou a caminhada difícil.

Synonyms: muck dirt filth grime sludge mud slime refuse Antonyms: cleanliness cleanness purity tidiness
Word parts: muck + y + ness

Related words

mucky muckraker

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