filthiness, griminess, smuttiness filthiness, griminess, smuttiness

Dirtiness filthiness dirt filth

The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness; baseness; sordidness.

Ephesians 5:3, 4 - But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as is fitting for saints; neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.[NKJV]

In Wordsworth's poetry, "sordid" is often used to convey a sense of moral or spiritual degradation, typically associated with materialism, greed, or other negative aspects of human behavior. It carries a connotation of filthiness or moral decay, emphasizing the contrast between the purity of nature and the corruption of society.