smuttiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English smutty Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English smuttiness From smutty + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The state or quality of being smutty.
It was exactly the sort of line that brought screeches of laughter on Workers’ Playtime or Midday Music-hall. It was exactly the smoky, faded smuttiness he wanted to put behind him.
1998, Derek Beaven, chapter 12, in Acts of Mutiny, London: Fourth Estate, →ISBN, part 1 (Motion), page 46:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| smuttinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |