Associations to the word «Squalid»
Noun
- Tenement
- Slum
- Filth
- Misery
- Foul
- Garret
- Thoroughfare
- Hut
- Alley
- Shack
- Surrounding
- Beggar
- Poverty
- Rag
- Peasantry
- Grandeur
- Lodging
- Starving
- Brothel
- Condition
- Habitation
- Abode
- Refugee
- Street
- Luxury
- Ghetto
- Shawl
- Mean
- Neglect
- Attire
- Toil
- Prostitute
- Apartment
- Smell
- Cabin
- Den
- Narrow
- Camp
- Heap
- Famine
- Ill
- Toilet
- Ignorance
- Quarter
- Contrast
- Neighborhood
- Rent
- Mud
- Degradation
- Neighbourhood
- Threshold
- Cellar
- Slang
- Dark
- Dwelling
- Prison
- Spectacle
- Dreaming
Adjective
Wiktionary
SQUALID, adjective. Extremely dirty and unpleasant.
SQUALID, adjective. Showing a contemptible lack of moral standards.
SQUALID, noun. (zoology) Any member of the Squalidae.
Dictionary definition
SQUALID, adjective. Morally degraded; "a seedy district"; "the seamy side of life"; "sleazy characters hanging around casinos"; "sleazy storefronts with...dirt on the walls"- Seattle Weekly; "the sordid details of his orgies stank under his very nostrils"- James Joyce; "the squalid atmosphere of intrigue and betrayal".
SQUALID, adjective. Foul and run-down and repulsive; "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.