Sleazy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of cloth; thin and loosely woven

of very poor quality; flimsy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈiːzi/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈiːzi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈiːzi/

2 syllables Say it as /slˈiːzi/.

Examples

the coat has a sleazy lining
a seedy district
the seamy side of life

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

punk chintzy cheap seedy tinny squalid sordid seamy cheesy bum crummy

Parts of Speech

adjective	of cloth; thin and loosely woven “the coat has a sleazy lining”
adjective	of very poor quality; flimsy
adjective	morally degraded; ; ; ; - Seattle Weekly; - James Joyce “a seedy district”

Word Forms

bum	noun	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
cheapness	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
sleaziness	noun	a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
sleaze	noun	tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar
sordidness	noun	unworthiness by virtue of lacking higher values
squalidness	noun	sordid dirtiness

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schäbig

aus Stoff; dünn und locker gewebt

🇫🇷French

sordide

de tissu; fin et lâchement tissé

🇪🇸Spanish

sórdido

de tela; tejido fino y suelto

🇮🇹Italian

squallido

di stoffa; sottile e a trama larga

🇳🇱Dutch

slordig

van stof; dun en los geweven

🇵🇹Portuguese

desprezível

de pano; fino e tecido frouxo

🇷🇺Russian

неряшливый

из ткани; тонкая и рыхлая ткань

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्बल

कपड़े का; पतला और ढीला बुना हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

অলস

কাপড়ের; পাতলা এবং আলগাভাবে বোনা

🇮🇳Tamil

இழிவான

துணியால்; மெல்லிய மற்றும் தளர்வாக நெய்த

🇮🇳Telugu

నీచమైన

వస్త్రం యొక్క; సన్నని మరియు వదులుగా నేసిన

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशी

कापडाचे; पातळ आणि सैल विणलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્લીઝી

કાપડનું; પાતળા અને ઢીલી રીતે વણાયેલા

🇮🇳Kannada

ನೀಚ

ಬಟ್ಟೆಯಿಂದ; ತೆಳುವಾದ ಮತ್ತು ಸಡಿಲವಾಗಿ ನೇಯ್ದ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്തികെട്ട

തുണികൊണ്ടുള്ള; നേർത്തതും അയഞ്ഞതുമായ നെയ്ത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਸਤ

ਕੱਪੜੇ ਦੇ; ਪਤਲੇ ਅਤੇ ਢਿੱਲੇ ਬੁਣੇ ਹੋਏ

🇵🇰Urdu

سست

کپڑے کی؛ پتلی اور ڈھیلے بنے ہوئے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肮脏的

布料；薄而松散的编织

🇯🇵Japanese

卑劣な

布製。薄くて緩く織られた

🇰🇷Korean

얄팍한

천; 얇고 느슨하게 짜여진

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhếch nhác

bằng vải; dệt mỏng và lỏng lẻo

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แข็ง

ผ้า; ทอแบบบางและหลวม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotor

dari kain; tenunannya tipis dan longgar

🇵🇭Filipino

makulit

ng tela; manipis at maluwag na hinabi

🇲🇾Malay

leceh

daripada kain; anyaman nipis dan longgar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مهلهل

من القماش رقيقة ومنسوجة بشكل فضفاض

🇮🇷Persian

سست

از پارچه؛ نازک و شل بافت

🇹🇷Turkish

kalitesiz

kumaştan; ince ve gevşek dokunmuş

🇮🇱Hebrew

קָלוּשׁ וּמְטוּנָף

של בד; דק וארוג באופן רופף

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The primary meaning of 'sleazy' is 'of cloth; thin and loosely woven'.

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Using 'sleazy' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'sleazy' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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