squalidity

noun

squa·​lid·​i·​ty

skwäˈlidətē,

-wȯˈ-,

-wāˈ-

plural -es

: the quality or state of being squalid

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin squaliditas, from Latin squalidus squalid + -itas -ity

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