English noun: rottenness | |||
1. | rottenness (state) in a state of progressive putrefaction | ||
Synonyms | corruption, putrescence, putridness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | putrefaction, rot | ||
2. | rottenness (attribute) the quality of rotting and becoming putrid | ||
Synonyms | putrescence | ||
Broader (hypernym) | morbidity, morbidness, unwholesomeness | ||