sleaze

Questions about sleaze

What does sleaze mean?

sleaze means "tastelessness by virtue of being cheap and vulgar".

How many syllables are in sleaze?

sleaze has 1 syllable: sleaze. In IPA it is /ˈsliz/.

What is another word for sleaze?

Close synonyms include cheapness, tackiness, tat. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sleaze a common word?

sleaze is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.