sordid

English

Etymology

Latin sordidus, from sordēre (“be dirty”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈsɔː(ɹ).dɪd/, X-SAMPA: /"sO:(r\).dId/
• (US) IPA: /ˈsɔɹɾɨd/
  • Homophone: sorted

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Adjective

sordid (comparative more sordid, superlative most sordid)

1. Dirty or squalid.
2. Morally degrading.
3. Grasping.

Synonyms

• See also Wikisaurus:greedy

Derived terms

• sordidity
• sordidly
• sordidness

Translations

dirty or squalid

• French: saleté (fr)
• German: dreckig (de), schäbig (de), schmutzig (de)
• Hungarian: piszkos (hu), szennyes (hu)

• Russian: грязный (ru) (grjaznyj)
• Spanish: sórdido (es)

morally degrading

• Albanian: pistë (sq)
• French: sordide (fr)
• German: schmutzig (de), schäbig (de)
• Hungarian: hitvány (hu), közönséges (hu)

• Portuguese: sórdido (pt)
• Russian: опустившийся, низкий
• Spanish: sórdido (es)

grasping

• French: avide (fr)
• German: geizig (de)

• Hungarian: anyagias (hu), kapzsi (hu), zsugori (hu)
• Russian: корыстный, жадный

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Translations to be checked

• French: crapuleux (1, 2, 3)

Anagrams

• dorids, 'droids, droids