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Foulness vs Filth - What's the difference?

foulness | filth | Related terms |

Foulness is a related term of filth.


As nouns the difference between foulness and filth

is that foulness is the state of being foul while filth is dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.

foulness

English

Proper noun

(wikipedia Foulness) (en proper noun)
  • An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.

    • Alternative forms

    *Foulness Island

    Anagrams

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    filth

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles
  • smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution
  • * Tillotson
    • to purify the soul from the dross and filth of sensual delights
  • (British, pejorative, slang) the police
  • weeds growing on pasture land
    • Grampa remembers when he had to cut filth with a scythe.

    Derived terms

    * filthy