filth
Meaning
- (uncountable, usually) Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
- (uncountable, usually) Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
- (derogatory, uncountable, usually) A vile or disgusting person.
- (US, dated, uncountable, usually) Weeds growing on pasture land.
Synonyms
body dirt
the filth
something disgusting
Translations
saleté
sudiciume
suciedad
Dreck
vuil
sujeiraFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/fɪlθ/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English filth, from Old English fȳlþu, from Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu, equivalent to foul + -th (abstract nominal suffix).
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