- squalor
- squalor 1620s, "state or condition of being miserable and dirty," from L. squalor, related to squalere "be filthy" (see SQUALID (Cf. squalid)).
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Squalor — is a 4 issues comic book limited series created by Stefan Petrucha (writer), Tom Sutton (penciller and Art), Paul Mounts (Inker), Jim Massara (Lettering), Alex Wald (art director), Rick Obadia (publisher), Bob Garcia (senior editor), and Larry… … Wikipedia
Squalor — Squa lor (skw[=a] l[^o]r), n. [L., fr. squalere to be foul or filthy.] Squalidness; foulness; filthiness; squalidity. [1913 Webster] The heterogeneous indigent multitude, everywhere wearing nearly the same aspect of squalor. I. Taylor. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
squalor — is spelt or in both BrE and AmE … Modern English usage
squalor — [n] filth, poverty decay, destitution, dirtiness, foulness, grunginess, impoverishment, indigence, poorness, seediness, starvation, wretchedness; concepts 335,709 … New thesaurus
squalor — ► NOUN ▪ the state of being squalid … English terms dictionary
squalor — [skwäl′ər, skwôl′ər] n. [L, foulness, akin to squalere, to be filthy] the quality or condition of being squalid; filth and wretchedness … English World dictionary
squalor — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ public, urban VERB + SQUALOR ▪ live in PREPOSITION ▪ amid the squalor of … Collocations dictionary
squalor — n. in squalor (to live in squalor) * * * [ skwɒlə] in squalor (to live in squalor) … Combinatory dictionary
squalor — [[t]skwɒ̱lə(r)[/t]] N UNCOUNT You can refer to very dirty, unpleasant conditions as squalor. He was out of work and living in squalor … English dictionary
squalor — /skwol euhr, skwaw leuhr/, n. the condition of being squalid; filth and misery. [1615 25; < L squalor dirtiness, equiv. to squal(ere) to be dirty, encrusted + or OR1] Syn. wretchedness. Ant. splendor. * * * … Universalium
