What does squalor mean?
Squalor means Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty.
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/ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/ · noun
Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty.
The heterogenous indigent multitude, everywhere wearing nearly the same aspect of squalor.
bring this sort of squalor among the upper classes
We’re living in squalor That’s the name of this house This house is called squalor by all There’s a door broken somewhere but I never can remember quite where.
Use squalor when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Squalor means Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty.
Common synonyms include squalidness, foulness, filthiness, squalidity.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The heterogenous indigent multitude, everywhere wearing nearly the same aspect of squalor.
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