Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A filthy and wretched condition or quality.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Foulness; filthiness; coarseness.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Squalidness; foulness; filthiness; squalidity.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Squalidness; foulness; filthiness; squalidity.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun sordid dirtiness

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Latin squālor, from squālēre, to be filthy; see squalid.]

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From the Latin squalor.

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Examples

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

  • Although there are folks who do just that Lakeside and it is not in squalor, that is a bit dated.

    Renting in Ajijic 2009

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