as in disrepair
the state of being unattended to or not cared for
the general seediness of the neighborhood suggested that its residents had no pride in the place they called home
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Recent Examples of seediness
Saint Laurent, himself attracted equally by beauty and seediness, telegraphed this split in Deneuve’s wardrobe, from a demure black dress with the white collar and cuffs to a black vinyl trench.
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Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seediness
disrepair
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But by the 1970s, years of neglect put the hotel in a state of disrepair.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
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Many of these facilities are now in a state of disrepair.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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“Seediness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seediness. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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