Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

squalor

/ˈskwɑlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: squalor
IPA: /ˈskwɑlɚ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."

Etymology

From the Latin squālor.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: squālor

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈskwɑlɚ/
British English: /ˈskwɒlə(ɹ)/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

squalors (plural)

Phrases

senile squalor syndrome

Synonyms

squalidness foulness filthiness squalidity sordidness

Homonyms

squaller (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

dollar collar scholar holler mahler moller koller kahler hollar zoller lollar boller

Questions

How do you pronounce squalor?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈskwɑlɚ/.
What does squalor mean?: Filthiness and degradation, as from neglect or poverty
Where does squalor come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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