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SHODDINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The property of weakness by virtue of careless construction
Synonyms:
flimsiness; shoddiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("shoddiness" is a kind of...):
weakness (the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain)
Derivation:
shoddy (made of inferior workmanship and materials)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The quality of being cheaply imitative of something better
Synonyms:
shoddiness; trashiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("shoddiness" is a kind of...):
ineptitude; worthlessness (having no qualities that would render it valuable or useful)
Derivation:
shoddy (made of inferior workmanship and materials)
