Meanings
nounputridity (countable and uncountable, plural putridities)
plural putridities
- countableuncountableThe state of being putrid.
I see no need to expound further upon the putridity of this rancid weed.
2012, The Onion Book of Known Knowledge, page xii - countableuncountablePutrid matter.
This gush of putridity was blown southwards by the breeze, and descended upon the unhappy crowd who had waited so long and so patiently upon the crest of the Downs to see what would happen.
1929, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, When the World Screamed
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Frenchputridité
- Englishputridity
From French putridité. Equivalent to putrid + -ity.
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APA
putridity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putridity
MLA
“putridity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putridity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “putridity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/putridity.
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