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Synonyms for putridness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pyoo-trid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyu trɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for putridness Other synonyms for the word putridness
- crumbling
- decrease
- decrepitude
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- depreciation
- deterioration
- dilapidation
- disintegration
- disrepair
- dissolution
- downfall
- dying
- extinction
- fading
- failing
- gangrene
- impairment
- mortification
- perishing
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- rot
- rottenness
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- senescence
- spoilage
- spoilation
- wasting
- wasting away
- withering
Définition of putridness
Origin :- early 15c., from Latin putridus, from putrere "to rot," from putris "rotten, crumbling," related to putere "to stink," from PIE root *pu- "to rot, stink" (see pus). First in reference to putrid fever, an old name for typhus (also known in Middle English as putrida). Related: Putrification.
- noun decay
- An odor that was not only of the damp, dank underbrush; an odor that, in its putridness, almost suffocated him.
- Extract from : « The Scarecrow and Other Stories » by G. Ranger Wormser
Antonyms for putridness
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