Synonyms for putridity
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : pyoo-trid |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpyu trɪd |
Top 10 synonyms for putridity Other synonyms for the word putridity
- carrion
- consumption
- contamination
- corrosion
- corruption
- crud
- crumbling
- decadence
- decline
- decomposition
- decrease
- decrepitude
- defilement
- degeneracy
- degeneration
- depreciation
- deterioration
- dilapidation
- disintegration
- disrepair
- dissipation
- dissolution
- division
- downfall
- dregs
- dung
- dying
- excrement
- extinction
- fading
- failing
- feces
- feculence
- filthiness
- foul matter
- foulness
- gangrene
- garbage
- impairment
- impurity
- manure
- mire
- mortification
- muck
- mud
- nastiness
- ordure
- perishing
- putrefaction
- putrescence
- putridity
- putridness
- refuse
- rot
- rottenness
- rotting
- ruin
- ruination
- rust
- sediment
- senescence
- sewage
- silt
- sleaze
- slop
- sludge
- slush
- spoilage
- spoilation
- trash
- uncleanness
- wasting
- wasting away
- withering
Définition of putridity
Origin :- 1630s, from Medieval Latin putriditas, from Latin putridus (see putrid).
- As in putrefaction : noun decay
- As in putrescence : noun decay
- As in putridness : noun decay
- As in spoilage : noun decay
- As in decay : noun breaking down, collapse
- As in decomposition : noun rot, breakdown
- As in filth : noun dirt, pollution
- Or is it just a casual result, a mere loss of hair due to putridity?
- Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre
- When they have done their work, sweet flowers may grow out of this putridity.
- Extract from : « Nasby in Exile » by David R. Locke
- Rottenness, putridity is excellent for land, but bad for Boroughs.
- Extract from : « Rural Rides » by William Cobbett
- You cannot avoid the rank products while the putridity remains.
- Extract from : « The Crime of the Congo » by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
- I found him exceedingly weak and sick, with strong tendencies to putridity.
- Extract from : « Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders » by William A. Alcott
- So there are two states—a life plunged in putridity, or a heart touched with the Divine nature.
- Extract from : « Expositions of Holy Scripture » by Alexander Maclaren
- Politicians as corrupt as putridity itself, trembled and cried aloud for help.
- Extract from : « The Way to Abolish Slavery » by Charles Stearns
- This mixture removes all putridity, and cleanses away dead flesh.
- Extract from : « The Toilet of Flora » by Pierre-Joseph Buc'hoz
- It was carefully washed in water, and still remained free from putridity.
- Extract from : « Experiments and Observations on the Following Subjects » by Thomas Henry
- There is connected with inanition a singular tendency to decomposition and putridity, alike in the blood and viscera.
- Extract from : « Martyria » by Augustus C. Hamlin
Antonyms for putridity
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