foulness

See also: Foulness

English

Etymology

From Middle English foulnesse, foulnes, from Old English fūlnes (“foulness”), equivalent to foul +‎ -ness. Compare Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈfaʊəl.nəs/, /ˈfaʊl̩.nəs/

Noun

foulness (countable and uncountable, plural foulnesses)

1. The state of being foul.

Translations

state of being foul

• Greek:

  Ancient: ψόθος m (psóthos)

• Latin: foeditās f

Anagrams

• nosefuls, sulfones