sooty

Meanings

• noun

  A substance consisting of fine particles of carbon or other materials that have been deposited as a residue, typically as a black film.

  - "The chimney was covered in sooty deposits."
  - "The fireplace produced a great deal of sooty smoke."

• adjective

  Having a dirty or smudged appearance, as if covered in soot.

  - "The children were sooty from playing in the coal cellar."
  - "The old factory was sooty and run-down."

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Pronunciation

1. /ˈsʊti/
   
   
   
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Synonyms

black , dusky , inky , sable , swarthy

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with sooty
mute , ute , cute

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Variants

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sootier , sootiest , sootily , sootiness , sootinesses , sooty , sooty mold , sooty molds , sooty tern , sooty terns , wideawake , soot , soots , sooty black

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Etymology

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Old English sūth 'ash, soot' or Middle English sute 'soot, ashes'

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Trivia

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1. Soot is the primary component of lampblack, which was once used as a pigment in painting.

2. Soot can be used as a fuel in certain industrial processes, such as the production of iron and steel.

3. Soot particles in the air can contribute to air pollution and have negative health effects.

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Related Concepts

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1. ashes: The solid residue left after the combustion of organic material, such as wood or coal.

2. smoke: A collection of tiny solid and liquid particles and gases produced by burning organic material, such as wood, coal, or oil.

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Culture

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Sooty is a common term used to describe the residue left behind after a fire, especially in the context of coal-burning fires. It is also used metaphorically to describe someone or something that is dirty or covered in grime.

How to Memorize "sooty"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a chimney or fireplace covered in a thick layer of black soot.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'sooty' with the feeling of being dirty or covered in grime.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember that 'sooty' starts with the letter 's' and rhymes with 'mute'.

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