Noun: rottenness ró-t(u)n-nus
- The quality of rotting and becoming putrid
"The rottenness of the apples spread to the rest of the barrel";
- putrescence
- In a state of progressive putrefaction
"The rottenness of the abandoned food was evident from its foul odour";
- putrescence, putridness, corruption
Type of: morbidity, morbidness, putrefaction, rot, unwholesomeness