Seamy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

showing a seam

morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈiːmi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈiːmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈiːmi/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈiːmi/.

Examples

a seedy district
the seamy side of life
sleazy characters hanging around casinos

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

squalid sleazy sordid seedy

Parts of Speech

adjective	showing a seam
adjective	morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce “a seedy district”

Word Forms

seam	noun	joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces
sleaziness	noun	morally dishonorable
sordidness	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
squalidness	noun	sordid dirtiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

fadenscheinig

zeigt eine Naht

🇫🇷French

sordide

montrant une couture

🇪🇸Spanish

sórdido

mostrando una costura

🇮🇹Italian

squallido

mostrando una cucitura

🇳🇱Dutch

zelfkant

een naad laten zien

🇵🇹Portuguese

sórdido

mostrando uma costura

🇷🇺Russian

изнаночный

показывая шов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

जोड़दार

एक सीवन दिखा रहा है

🇮🇳Tamil

தையல்

ஒரு மடிப்பு காட்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

అతుకులు

ఒక సీమ్ చూపుతోంది

🇮🇳Marathi

शिवण

शिवण दाखवत आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

સીમી

સીમ દર્શાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸೀಮಿ

ಒಂದು ಸೀಮ್ ಅನ್ನು ತೋರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സീമി

ഒരു സീം കാണിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੀਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਸੀਮ ਦਿਖਾ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

سیمی

ایک سیون دکھا رہا ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肮脏的

显示接缝

🇯🇵Japanese

シーミー

縫い目を見せる

🇰🇷Korean

솔기가 있는

솔기를 보여주는

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đường may

hiển thị một đường may

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่มีรอยต่อ

แสดงตะเข็บ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berkelim

menunjukkan jahitan

🇵🇭Filipino

tahiin

nagpapakita ng tahi

🇲🇾Malay

berjahit

menunjukkan jahitan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دنيء

تظهر التماس

🇮🇷Persian

درزدار

نشان دادن یک درز

🇹🇷Turkish

çirkin

bir dikiş gösteriliyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

חלקי

מראה תפר

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