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# dirtiness

noun (dirtiness, uncountable)

«dirtiness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. The state of being dirty: covered in mud, dust or germs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#m1)
2. Being unfair or dishonest, as in a dirty trick (less common). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#m2)

### In the lessons

In health and hygiene lessons dirtiness of hands or kitchens spreads germs; in stories it shows a messy or poor place; phrases: «the dirtiness of the water», «because of its dirtiness».

### Examples

- The dirtiness of the river worried the scientists. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#x1)
- We were shocked by the dirtiness of the old shed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#x2)
- Dirtiness in a kitchen can make people ill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#x3)
- The dirtiness of my football kit made Mum groan. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#x4)
- The inspector wrote about the dirtiness of the toilets. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#x5)
- Washing your hands removes dirtiness you cannot even see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#x6)
- Some people did not like the dirtiness of the game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable: no plural. Built from dirty + ness (y changes to i). More common words: dirt, filth, mess. Opposite: cleanliness or cleanness.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dirtiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dirtiness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dirtiness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dirtiness.html) on Mova free.