Shabbiness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing

an unjust act

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʃˈæbɪnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʃˈabɪnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʃˈabɪnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʃˈæbɪnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sleaziness seediness injustice unfairness manginess iniquity

Word Forms

shabby	adjective	showing signs of wear and tear
seedy	adjective	shabby and untidy; ; - Mark Twain
mangy	adjective	having many worn or threadbare spots in the nap
sleazy	adjective	of very poor quality; flimsy
unfair	adjective	not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schäbigkeit

ein Mangel an Eleganz als Folge des Tragens abgenutzter oder schmutziger Kleidung

🇫🇷French

misère

un manque d'élégance dû au port de vêtements élimés ou sales

🇪🇸Spanish

pobreza

Falta de elegancia como consecuencia de usar ropa raída o sucia.

🇮🇹Italian

squallidità

una mancanza di eleganza come conseguenza dell'indossare abiti logori o sporchi

🇳🇱Dutch

armzaligheid

een gebrek aan elegantie als gevolg van het dragen van versleten of vuile kleding

🇵🇹Portuguese

miséria

falta de elegância como consequência do uso de roupas surradas ou sujas

🇷🇺Russian

убожество

отсутствие элегантности вследствие ношения поношенной или грязной одежды

India

🇮🇳Hindi

क्षुद्रता

गंदे या गंदे कपड़े पहनने के परिणामस्वरूप सुंदरता में कमी

🇧🇩Bengali

জঘন্যতা

থ্রেডবেয়ার বা নোংরা পোশাক পরার ফলস্বরূপ কমনীয়তার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிநிலை

நூல் அல்லது அழுக்கு ஆடைகளை அணிவதன் விளைவாக நேர்த்தியின்மை

🇮🇳Telugu

నీచత్వం

థ్రెడ్‌బేర్ లేదా మురికి దుస్తులు ధరించడం వల్ల చక్కదనం లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

जर्जरपणा

थ्रेडबेअर किंवा घाणेरडे कपडे परिधान केल्यामुळे अभिजाततेचा अभाव

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચીંથરેહાલ

થ્રેડબેર અથવા ગંદા કપડાં પહેરવાના પરિણામે લાવણ્યનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕ್ಷುಲ್ಲಕತೆ

ದಾರದ ಅಥವಾ ಕೊಳಕು ಬಟ್ಟೆಗಳನ್ನು ಧರಿಸುವುದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವಾಗಿ ಸೊಬಗು ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശോഷണം

ത്രെഡ്‌ബെയർ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വൃത്തികെട്ട വസ്ത്രം ധരിക്കുന്നതിൻ്റെ അനന്തരഫലമായി ചാരുതയുടെ അഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਧਲਾਪਨ

ਥਰਿੱਡਬੇਅਰ ਜਾਂ ਗੰਦੇ ਕੱਪੜੇ ਪਹਿਨਣ ਦੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਵਜੋਂ ਖੂਬਸੂਰਤੀ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

شگفتگی

دھاگے کی پٹی یا گندے لباس پہننے کے نتیجے میں خوبصورتی کی کمی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

破旧

由于穿着破旧或肮脏的衣服而缺乏优雅

🇯🇵Japanese

みすぼらしい

擦り切れた服や汚れた服を着た結果として生じる優雅さの欠如

🇰🇷Korean

초라함

낡거나 더러운 옷을 입음으로 인해 우아함이 부족함

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự tồi tàn

sự thiếu sang trọng do mặc quần áo rách rưới hoặc bẩn thỉu

🇹🇭Thai

ความโทรม

การขาดความสง่างามอันเป็นผลมาจากการสวมเสื้อผ้าที่ไม่เป็นขุยหรือสกปรก

🇮🇩Indonesian

keburukan

kurangnya keanggunan akibat mengenakan pakaian tipis atau kotor

🇵🇭Filipino

kabusugan

kakulangan ng kagandahan bilang resulta ng pagsusuot ng sinuot o maruming damit

🇲🇾Malay

lusuh

kekurangan keanggunan akibat memakai pakaian yang tidak berulir atau kotor

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رث

- الافتقار إلى الأناقة نتيجة ارتداء الملابس الرثّة أو القذرة

🇮🇷Persian

فرسودگی

فقدان ظرافت در نتیجه پوشیدن لباس نخی یا کثیف

🇹🇷Turkish

perişanlık

eski püskü veya kirli giysiler giymenin bir sonucu olarak zarafet eksikliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

עלובות

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