Meanings
nounshabbiness (countable and uncountable, plural shabbinesses)
plural shabbinesses
- countableuncountableThe property of being shabby.
He didn’t mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when you are Real shabbiness doesn't matter.
1921 June, Margery Williams, “The Velveteen Rabbit: Or How Toys Become Real”, in Harper’s Bazar, volume LVI, number 6 (2504 overall), New York, N.Y.: International Magazine Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna lack of elegance as a consequence of wearing threadbare or dirty clothing
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Translations
Bulgarian износеност, опърпаност
- износеност (iznosenost)The property of being shabby.
- опърпаност (opărpanost)The property of being shabby.
German Schäbigkeit
- SchäbigkeitThe property of being shabby.
Ukrainian убогість, занедбаність
- убогість (ubohistʹ)The property of being shabby.
- занедбаність (zanedbanistʹ)The property of being shabby.
- зношеність (znošenistʹ)The property of being shabby.
- нікчемність (nikčemnistʹ)The property of being shabby.
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Cite this entry
APA
shabbiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shabbiness
MLA
“shabbiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shabbiness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shabbiness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shabbiness.
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