"sordidity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /sɔːˈdɪdɪti/ [UK] Forms: sordidities [plural]
Etymology: From sordid + -ity, perhaps after French sordidité. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sordid|ity}} sordid + -ity, {{uder|en|fr|sordidité}} French sordidité Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sordidity (countable and uncountable, plural sordidities)
  1. (now rare) Sordidness. Tags: archaic, countable, uncountable

Inflected forms

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