foulness
pronunciation
How to pronounce foulness in British English:
UK [faʊlnəs]
How to pronounce foulness in American English:
US [faʊlnəs]
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- Noun:
- a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
- the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
Word Origin
- foulness (n.)
- Old English fulness "foulness, filthy smell;" see foul (adj.) + -ness. Similar formation in Old Frisian fulnisse, Dutch vuilnis, German fäulniss.
Example
- 1. In his book he laid bare the foulness of man .
- 2. In his books , he lays bare the foulness of man .
- 3. They had lived amid dirt and foulness .
- 4. The meeting was delayed by the foulness of the weather .
- 5. Dome of foul air full of radio squeaks and tv signals , foulness flowing into the very waters that made them come to be .