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squalor
" We hate our squalor."
Andrei Platonov

Meaning of "squalor" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SQUALOR

From Latin.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SQUALOR

ˈskwɒlə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SQUALOR

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Squalor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SQUALOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of squalor in the English dictionary

The definition of squalor in the dictionary is the condition or quality of being squalid; disgusting dirt and filth.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SQUALOR

ayatollah · boxwallah · chuckawalla · chuckwalla · collar · corolla · dollar · dolor · eurodollar · goller · holla · holler · olla · oller · pot-walloper · potwaller · scholar · walla · wallah · Waller

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SQUALOR

squalene · squalid · squalidity · squalidly · squalidness · squall · squall line · squaller · squalling · squallish · squally · squaloid · squama · squamae · squamate · squamation · squamella · squamellae · squamiform · squamosal

WORDS THAT END LIKE SQUALOR

bachelor · bailor · bicolor · chancellor · color · councillor · councilor · counsellor · jailor · lor · multicolor · sailor · skin color · tailor · Taylor · Technicolor · temblor · valor · versicolor · vice chancellor

Synonyms and antonyms of squalor in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SQUALOR»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «squalor» and belong to the same grammatical category.

Translation of «squalor» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF SQUALOR

Find out the translation of squalor to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of squalor from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «squalor» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

脏乱环境
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

miseria
570 millions of speakers
en

English

squalor
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

गन्दगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القذارة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

убожество
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

miséria
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

squalor
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

conditions sordides
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Kecewa
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Elend
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

むさ苦しさ
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

누추한 상태
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Squalor
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người kêu la
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அழுக்கடைந்த
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

क्षुल्लक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

sefalet
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

squallore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

nędza
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

убозтво
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

mizerie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αθλιότητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

haglike omstandighede
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

squalor
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

squalor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of squalor

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SQUALOR»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of squalor
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «squalor».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about squalor

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «SQUALOR»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word squalor.
1
Diablo Cody
I absolutely relate to being alone in squalor, trying to come up with something adequate. I relate to that, and I've been known to crawl out of bed and drink out of a 2-liter bottle of Diet Coke.
2
Andrei Platonov
We hate our squalor.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SQUALOR»

Discover the use of squalor in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to squalor and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Squalor, New Mexico
Darla McKendrick is nine when she first hears her mother and her aunt Didi secretly discussing their younger sister, Rebecca.
Lisette Brodey, 2010
2
The marriage of reason & squalor
" "This mercilessly subversive tale is illustrated by Chlamydia's watercolours entitled Visions or Morass, images inspired by the island as she struggles with her feelings of agony and ecstasy."--BOOK JACKET.
Jake Chapman, 2008
3
Down to This: Squalor and Splendour in a Big-City Shantytown
An astonishing account of birth, suicide, brawls, binges, tears, crazed laughter, good and bad intentions, fiendish charity and the sudden eloquence and generosity of broken souls, Down to This is Bishop-Stall’s iridescent love song to a ...
Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall, 2010
4
With Love and Squalor: 13 Writers Responds to the Work of ...
Here are fourteen of the most vital voices in the contemporary American fiction scene pulling no punches in response to a writer who continues to beguile, charm, fascinate, and frustrate generations of readers.
Kip Kotzen, Thomas Beller, 2002
5
Splendour & Squalor: The Disgrace and Disintegration of ...
Splendour & Squalor offers a riveting insight into the disintegration of a once seemingly impregnable elite.
Marcus Scriven, 2011
6
Severe Domestic Squalor
Box 1.1 Observations on squalor. (1) Horrific squalor can be seen in open areas of cities across the world. (2) This squalor has been recognised and has been deemed unacceptable by responsible people within those populations and by ...
John Snowdon, Graeme Halliday, Sube Banerjee, 2012
7
The Hard Life: An Exegesis of Squalor
A comic look at Irish life.
Flann O'Brien, 1996
8
For Esmé - with Love and Squalor
The title story recounts a Sergeant's meeting with a young girl before being sent into combat. When it was first published in The New Yorker in 1950 it was an immediate sensation and prompted a flood of readers' fan-letters.
J Salinger, 2010
9
For Esmé - with Love and Squalor: Shmoop Literature Guide
These interactive study guides will help you discover and rediscover some of the greatest works of all time. For more info, check out http://www.shmoop.com/literature/
Shmoop, 2010
10
For Rabbit, with love and squalor: an American read
The great love affairs of American fiction serve as fodder for literary criticism and social commentary in this unique work of essays on some of her favorite male characters--Holden Caulfield from The Catcher in the Rye, Hemingway's Nick ...
Anne Richardson Roiphe, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SQUALOR»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term squalor is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Former veterinarian accused of keeping animals in squalor
MARION — A former veterinarian in southern Illinois is facing accusations of housing animals in squalor after dozens were removed from her property last month ... «The State Journal-Register, Jun 15»
2
How we're tackling mucky world of squalor, hoarding
THERE are now so many problem hoarders — and people living in squalor — in Adelaide a website has been set up to try and tackle the issue. And there's a ... «The Advertiser, Jun 15»
3
Lieutenant – “Believe The Squalor” Video
Lieutenant is the side project of Foo Fighters/Sunny Day Real Estate bassist Nate Mendel, and back in January we premiered the downtempo, melancholic ... «Stereogum, May 15»
4
Cats found to be living in squalor
An Adelaide cat owner living in squalor has been prosecuted for animal cruelty, with the RSPCA warning it has four similar cases before the courts. The RSPCA ... «Sky News Australia, Apr 15»
5
Inside squalid flat of pensioner who kept 31 cats in such appalling …
These images show the disgusting squalor of a pensioner's flat where 31 cats were kept in such appalling conditions that many were seriously ill with cat flu. «Daily Mail, Feb 15»
6
Settling for Squalor: A hardship called 'home'
Florida's migrant laborers are regularly forced to live in squalor — in dormitories and mobile homes where sewage backs up into kitchens, where leaks turn to ... «Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Feb 15»
7
Police: Nine children found living in squalor
A 2-month-old baby died last week, a month after police said they found him living in deplorable conditions. Donald Hemmings and Geneva Morgan were ... «HLNtv.com, Jan 15»
8
Rhys Ifans Engages In Jake Chapman's 'Marriage Of Reason And …
sophie kennedy clark Visual artist Jake Chapman is set to make his first foray into television drama with Mills And Doom: The Marriage Of Reason And Squalor. «Deadline.com, Jan 15»
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Soiled nappies, faeces & filth: Shock images of squalor endured by …
SHOCKING images have revealed the squalid conditions endured by two young children who were forced to live in a house littered with faeces, soiled nappies ... «Express.co.uk, Jan 15»
10
Foo Fighters' Nate Mendel goes solo as Lieutenant, shares “Believe …
As a preview of the LP, Mendel has shared “Believe The Squalor”. Moody and atmospheric, the track has a tangible wistfulness in its glistening guitars and alt ... «Consequence of Sound, Jan 15»
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