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Noun: dirtiness  dur-tee-nus
  1. The state of being unsanitary
    "The dirtiness of the public restrooms was a cause for complaint";
    - uncleanness
     
  2. The state of containing dirty impurities
    "The dirtiness of the windows blocked out most of the sunlight"
     
  3. Obscenity in speech or writing
    "The dirtiness of the graffiti shocked passersby";
    - smuttiness

Type of: bawdiness, impureness, impurity, lewdness, obscenity, salaciousness, salacity, sanitary condition

Antonym: cleanness

Encyclopedia: Dirtiness