filth

Meaning

  1. Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
  2. Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
  3. A vile or disgusting person.
  4. Weeds growing on pasture land.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɪlθ/
Etymology

From Middle English filth, from Old English fȳlþu, from Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu, equivalent to foul + -th.

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