Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or condition of being seedy.
- noun Exhausted or worn-out condition as regards health or spirits.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun colloq. The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a state of wretchedness or exhaustion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The property of being
seedy (unkempt). - noun The property of being
seedy (full of seeds).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word seediness.
Examples
-
It was set up to provide swinging parties without the usual "seediness" traditionally associated with the scene, and guests arrive in masks.
unknown title 2009
-
It was set up to provide swinging parties without the usual "seediness" traditionally associated with the scene, and guests arrive in masks.
unknown title 2009
-
It was set up to provide swinging parties without the usual "seediness" traditionally associated with the scene, and guests arrive in masks.
unknown title 2009
-
The hard, abrasive industrial sound fit perfectly with the dark seediness of Berlin clubs at the time.
The Berlin Night Life: Dark...and Cool Christopher Lawton 2011
-
The hard, abrasive industrial sound fit perfectly with the dark seediness of Berlin clubs at the time.
The Berlin Night Life: Dark...and Cool Christopher Lawton 2011
-
There are two ways to tackle the city: dig for the vintage gems among the seediness or embrace the gambling cheesiness and join a bachelorette party.
Jeralyn Gerba: Where to Go From Here: Labor Day Ideas for NYC Jeralyn Gerba 2011
-
There are two ways to tackle the city: dig for the vintage gems among the seediness or embrace the gambling cheesiness and join a bachelorette party.
Jeralyn Gerba: Where to Go From Here: Labor Day Ideas for NYC Jeralyn Gerba 2011
-
Walking down Peckham high street, I still feel there is a powerful seediness Eritrea circa 1982 and no redeeming features, but a strange thing happens if you turn down a side street that looks like a side street you shouldn't turn down – suddenly there is organic pizza and … the Review bookshop.
-
There are two ways to tackle the city: dig for the vintage gems among the seediness or embrace the gambling cheesiness and join a bachelorette party.
Jeralyn Gerba: Where to Go From Here: Labor Day Ideas for NYC Jeralyn Gerba 2011
-
There's lots of room for all these figures, and for Sticklin's movements, on designer George Lucas's simple set: a bar counter flanked by tall wooden stools, set against a backdrop of graffiti-scrawled black fabric that aptly evokes the seediness of the story's East Belfast.
Theater review: Keegan Theatre's world premiere of 'Basra Boy' 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.