squalor
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squalor
- /ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/ UK
- /ˈskwɑlɚ/ US
Sounds like squaller (cot–caught merger) · Rhymes with -ɒlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From the Latin squālor.
noun squalors
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Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
The heterogenous indigent multitude, everywhere wearing nearly the same aspect of squalor.
Similar: squalidness, foulness, filthiness, squalidity
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noun squalidness
| Español | miseria, inmundicia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 骯髒 /肮脏 āngzāng |
| Português | esqualidez, esqualor |
| Français | saleté repoussante, conditions misérables |
| Deutsch | Schmutz, Elend, Vernachlässigung, Ärmlichkeit, Dreck, Verschmutzung |
| Русский | грязь grjazʹ, убо́жество ubóžestvo |
Talk about this word "squalor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/squalor. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. squalor. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/squalor "squalor." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/squalor.Cite this
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title = {squalor},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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