Rottenness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a state of progressive putrefaction

the quality of rotting and becoming putrid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈɑːʔn̩nəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈɒtənnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈɒtənnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ɹˈɑːʔn̩nəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

corruption putridness putrescence

Word Forms

putrescent	adjective	becoming putrid
putrid	adjective	in an advanced state of decomposition and having a foul odor; - Somerset Maugham
rotten	adjective	damaged by decay; hence unsound and useless

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Fäulnis

in einem Zustand fortschreitender Verwesung

🇫🇷French

pourriture

en état de putréfaction progressive

🇪🇸Spanish

podredumbre

en estado de putrefacción progresiva

🇮🇹Italian

marciume

in uno stato di progressiva putrefazione

🇳🇱Dutch

verrotting

in een staat van voortschrijdende verrotting

🇵🇹Portuguese

podridão

em estado de putrefação progressiva

🇷🇺Russian

гниль

в состоянии прогрессирующего гниения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सड़न

प्रगतिशील सड़न की स्थिति में

🇧🇩Bengali

পচাতা

প্রগতিশীল বিচ্যুতি একটি অবস্থায়

🇮🇳Tamil

அழுகுதல்

முற்போக்கான அழுகும் நிலையில்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుళ్ళిపోవడం

ప్రగతిశీల కుళ్ళిన స్థితిలో

🇮🇳Marathi

कुजणे

प्रगतीशील अवस्थेत

🇮🇳Gujarati

સડો

પ્રગતિશીલ પટરીફેક્શનની સ્થિતિમાં

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೊಳೆತತೆ

ಪ್ರಗತಿಶೀಲ ಕೊಳೆತ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അഴുകൽ

പുരോഗമനപരമായ അഴുകിയ അവസ്ഥയിൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੜਨ

ਪ੍ਰਗਤੀਸ਼ੀਲ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਵਿੱਚ

🇵🇰Urdu

سڑنا

ترقی پسند پٹریفیکشن کی حالت میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

腐烂

处于进行性腐败的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

腐敗

進行性の腐敗状態にある

🇰🇷Korean

부패

부패가 진행되는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thối rữa

trong tình trạng thối rữa dần dần

🇹🇭Thai

ความเน่าเปื่อย

อยู่ในสภาพเน่าเปื่อยไปเรื่อย ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kebusukan

dalam keadaan pembusukan yang progresif

🇵🇭Filipino

kabulukan

sa isang estado ng progresibong pagkabulok

🇲🇾Malay

kebusukan

dalam keadaan pembusukan progresif

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعفن

في حالة من التعفن التدريجي

🇮🇷Persian

پوسیدگی

در حالت پوسیدگی پیشرونده

🇹🇷Turkish

çürüklük

ilerleyen bir çürüme durumunda

🇮🇱Hebrew

רִקָבוֹן

במצב של ריקבון מתקדם

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