Grime — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the state of being covered with unclean things

make soiled, filthy, or dirty

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/hˈɑːɹtsiːs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈaɪm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈaɪm/

1 syllable Say it as /hˈɑːɹtsiːs/.

Examples

don't soil your clothes when you play outside!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stain filth dirt begrime dirty grunge colly soil bemire grease

Antonyms

clean

Parts of Speech

noun	the state of being covered with unclean things
verb	make soiled, filthy, or dirty “don't soil your clothes when you play outside!”

Word Forms

dirty	adjective	spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
filthy	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
grimy	adjective	thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
grime	verb	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
soil	verb	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
stain	verb	produce or leave stains
grease	verb	lubricate with grease
grungy	adjective	thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
dirtying	noun	the act of soiling something
soil	noun	the state of being covered with unclean things
soilure	noun	the act of soiling something
soiling	noun	the act of soiling something
grime	noun	the state of being covered with unclean things

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmutz

der Zustand, mit unreinen Dingen bedeckt zu sein

🇫🇷French

crasse

l'état d'être couvert de choses impures

🇪🇸Spanish

mugre

el estado de estar cubierto de cosas inmundas

🇮🇹Italian

sporcizia

lo stato di essere coperti di cose impure

🇳🇱Dutch

vuil

de staat van bedekt zijn met onreine dingen

🇵🇹Portuguese

sujeira

o estado de estar coberto de coisas impuras

🇷🇺Russian

грязь

состояние покрытости нечистыми вещами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जमी हुई कीट

अशुद्ध वस्तुओं से ढके होने की अवस्था या भाव

🇮🇳Tamil

அழுக்கு

அசுத்தமான பொருட்களால் மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

ధూళి

అపరిశుభ్రమైన వస్తువులతో కప్పబడిన స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

काजळी

अशुद्ध गोष्टींनी झाकलेली स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધૂળ

અશુદ્ધ વસ્તુઓથી ઢંકાયેલી સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳಕು

ಅಶುಚಿಯಾದ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಿಂದ ಮುಚ್ಚಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴുക്ക്

അശുദ്ധമായ വസ്തുക്കളാൽ മൂടപ്പെട്ട അവസ്ഥ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندگی

ناپاک چیزوں سے ڈھانپنے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污垢

被不洁之物覆盖的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

汚れ

汚れたものに覆われている状態

🇰🇷Korean

때

부정한 것으로 뒤덮인 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bụi bẩn

tình trạng bị bao phủ bởi những thứ ô uế

🇹🇭Thai

สิ่งสกปรก

สภาพที่มีสิ่งโสโครกปกคลุมอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotoran

keadaan dipenuhi dengan hal-hal yang najis

🇵🇭Filipino

dumi

ang kalagayan ng pagiging natatakpan ng maruruming bagay

🇲🇾Malay

kotoran

keadaan tertutup dengan benda najis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وسخ

حالة التغطية بأشياء غير نظيفة

🇮🇷Persian

کثیفی

حالت پوشیده شدن از چیزهای ناپاک

🇹🇷Turkish

kir

kirli şeylerle örtülme durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְזַהֵם

המצב של מכוסה בדברים טמאים

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