adj
Meaning 1
Dirty, defiled, stained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: also, figuratively
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
soiled
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈsɔɪld/
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/ˈsɔɪəld/ some speakers
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rhymes with -ɔɪld
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adj
Meaning 2
Of a patient or child, stained or dirtied by defecation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, healthcare, medicine, sciences
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
adj
Meaning 3
Having a specific or particular type of soil.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: soil science
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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adj
Meaning 4
That has been fed or nourished with green fodder.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: agriculture, business, horticulture, lifestyle
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verb
Meaning 5
simple past and past participle of soil
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 6
soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- dirty unswept sidewalks
- a child in dirty overalls
- dirty slums
- piles of dirty dishes
- put his dirty feet on the clean sheet
- wore an unclean shirt
- mining is a dirty job
- Cinderella did the dirty work while her sisters preened themselves
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dirty, unclean
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Czech: ušpiněný — dirty
- French: sale — dirty
- French: souillé — dirty
- Greek: λερωμένος (leroménos) — dirty
- Greek: ρυπαρός (ryparós) — dirty
- Greek: βρώμικος (vrómikos) — dirty
- Hungarian: koszos — dirty
- Hungarian: szennyes — dirty
- Latin: pollūtus — dirty
- Māori: kirikiriā — dirty
- Russian: испа́чканный (ispáčkannyj) — dirty
- Sanskrit: मल (mala) — dirty
- Serbo-Croatian: isprljani — dirty
- Spanish: sucio — dirty
- Ottoman Turkish: پیس (pis) — dirty
- Ottoman Turkish: مردار (murdar) — dirty
- Isthmus Zapotec: neʼ — dirty