Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

urban blight

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: ur-ban b-light
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Walking around SoHo's glamorous bistros and boutiques it is difficult to imagine that a few decades ago the area was urban blight that the city wanted to knock down and build a freeway through."
"Even then, Baltimore had a reputation for intractable urban blight, but I cherished the city for its unexpected gems, […]"

Usage

Inflected Forms

urban blights (plural)

Phrases

urban planning urban renewal urban studies

Frequently Paired Words

urban planning urban renewal urban studies gentrification

Synonyms

urban rot

Questions

What does urban blight mean?: Urban decay consisting of the deterioration of part of a town or city due to ageing, neglect, and lack of financial support for maintenance.

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