NOUN | state | foulness | disgusting wickedness and immorality |
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state | foulness, filth, filthiness, nastiness | a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse | |
attribute | foulness, raininess | (of weather) the badness of the weather | |
attribute | foulness, malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, fetidness | the attribute of having a strong offensive smell |
Sounds | faw'lnahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | disgusting wickedness and immorality. | |
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Broader | wickedness, darkness, dark | absence of moral or spiritual values |
Spanish | inmundicia, vulgaridad | |
Adjectives | foul | violating accepted standards or rules |
Meaning | A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse. | |
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Synonyms | filth, filthiness, nastiness | |
Broader | unsanitariness | A state that is not conducive to health |
Spanish | inmundicia, porquería, suciedad | |
Adjectives | foul | disgustingly dirty |
Meaning | (of weather) the badness of the weather. | |
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Example | "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather" | |
Synonym | raininess | |
Broader | badness, severity, severeness | Used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather |
Spanish | pluviosidad, rigor |
Meaning | The attribute of having a strong offensive smell. | |
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Synonyms | malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, fetidness | |
Narrower | body odor, body odour, B.O. | malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe |
Broader | olfactory property, smell, aroma, odor, odour, scent | Any property detected by the olfactory system |
Spanish | fetidez | |
Catalan | fetidez | |
Adjectives | foul | offensively malodorous |
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