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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Besides government offices, many areas had been severely damaged by disrepair, and fires – easy to occur since most buildings were wooden structures.—
Fred He,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Lockhart had previously told Deadline about visiting the property on Martha’s Vineyard — the unfinished summer retreat of a brutalist architect that had fallen into disrepair after his death — that would serve as inspiration for the setting of her new novel.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Seediness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seediness. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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