TOP

Definition of shabbiness noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

shabbiness

noun
 
/ˈʃæbinəs/
 
/ˈʃæbinəs/
[uncountable]
jump to other results
  1. the state of being in poor condition or badly dressed because things have been used or worn a lot synonym scruffiness
    • the shabbiness of the town
  2. the fact of being unfair or unreasonable synonym shoddiness
    • the meanness and shabbiness of this treatment
trait
noun
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 5000
B2
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day