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
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable
fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those
symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated
by the inaudible language of the heart.