foulness

[ foul-nis ]

/ ˈfaʊl nɪs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR foulness ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the state or quality of being foul: The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.

something that is foul; foul matter; filth.

wickedness.

Origin of foulness

before 1150; Middle English; Old English fūlnes.See foul, -ness

Words nearby foulness

fouling, foul line, foul marten, foul matter, foulmouthed, foulness, foul one's nest, foul play, foul pole, fouls, foul shot

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Example sentences from the Web for foulness

Your foulness no longer surprises you, but you have realized its power when you encounter clean soldiers and you both recoil.
Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If the after taste of the herring is insipid, more insipid still is the smell of this foulness.
The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster
Even the foulness of Poggio's invectives and the fury of Filelfo's satires fail to account for the intervention of assassins.
Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)|John Addington Symonds
Without stopping to consider the foulness of the deed I rolled a huge piece to the mouth of the shaft and pushed it in.
The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz|Frank Fowler

Let thy blood cleanse and wash away the spots and foulness of my sins.
History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III|James Anthony Froude
He had on him still a sense of the foulness of Livermore's Rents and wanted something to counteract it.
Somehow Good|William de Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for foulness (1 of 2)

foulness

/ (ˈfaʊlnɪs) /

noun

the state or quality of being foul

obscenity; vulgarity

viciousness or inhumanity

foul matter; filth

British Dictionary definitions for foulness (2 of 2)

Foulness

/ (faʊlˈnɛs) /

noun

a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuary

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单词	foulness
释义	foulness [ foul-nis ] / ˈfaʊl nɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foulness ON THESAURUS.COM noun the state or quality of being foul: The foulness of the accusation incensed us all. something that is foul; foul matter; filth. wickedness. Origin of foulness before 1150; Middle English; Old English fūlnes.See foul, -ness Words nearby foulness fouling, foul line, foul marten, foul matter, foulmouthed, foulness, foul one's nest, foul play, foul pole, fouls, foul shot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foulness Your foulness no longer surprises you, but you have realized its power when you encounter clean soldiers and you both recoil. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq\|Nathan Bradley Bethea\|August 31, 2014\|DAILY BEAST If the after taste of the herring is insipid, more insipid still is the smell of this foulness. The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)\|Charles de Coster Even the foulness of Poggio's invectives and the fury of Filelfo's satires fail to account for the intervention of assassins. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 2 (of 7)\|John Addington Symonds Without stopping to consider the foulness of the deed I rolled a huge piece to the mouth of the shaft and pushed it in. The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz\|Frank Fowler Let thy blood cleanse and wash away the spots and foulness of my sins. History of England from the fall of Wolsey to the death of Elizabeth. Vol. III\|James Anthony Froude He had on him still a sense of the foulness of Livermore's Rents and wanted something to counteract it. Somehow Good\|William de Morgan British Dictionary definitions for foulness (1 of 2) foulness / (ˈfaʊlnɪs) / noun the state or quality of being foul obscenity; vulgarity viciousness or inhumanity foul matter; filth British Dictionary definitions for foulness (2 of 2) Foulness / (faʊlˈnɛs) / noun a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuary Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foulness dirtiness, coarseness, indecency, profaneness, profanity, vulgarity, smuttiness, lewdness, filthiness, bawdiness, salaciousness, filth, dirt, squalor, griminess, uncleanness, grubbiness, uncleanliness, vulgarness
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foulness

noun

Origin of foulness

Words nearby foulness

Example sentences from the Web for foulness

British Dictionary definitions for foulness (1 of 2)

noun

British Dictionary definitions for foulness (2 of 2)

noun

Words related to foulness