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Definition of Foulness
1. Noun. Disgusting wickedness and immorality. "Mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed"
2. Noun. A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse.
Generic synonyms: Unsanitariness
Derivative terms: Filthy, Filthy, Foul, Nasty
3. Noun. (of weather) the badness of the weather. "They were wearied with the foulness of the weather"
4. Noun. The attribute of having a strong offensive smell.
Generic synonyms: Aroma, Odor, Odour, Olfactory Property, Scent, Smell
Specialized synonyms: B.o., Body Odor, Body Odour
Derivative terms: Fetid, Foul, Malodorous, Rank, Stinky
Definition of Foulness
1. n. The quality or condition of being foul.
Definition of Foulness
1. Proper noun. An island off the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being foul ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foulness
1. the state of being foul [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foulness
Literary usage of Foulness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Index of differential diagnosis of main symptoms by Herbert French (1918)
"BREATH, Foulness OF THE.—This is due to one or other of four main groups of ...
When the foulness of the breath is not habitual, but occurs as the result of ..."
2. The World's Best Essays, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time by David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler (1900)
"... saith he, lay downe rather: for my men are not at leisure to come and ask it.
OF Foulness Complete. Foulness is a neglect, or carelessness of the body; ..."
3. The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England Begun in the Year 1641 by Edward Hyde Clarendon (1888)
"... but with such reflections upon the tyranny that was exercised over the
kingdom, [and] the foulness of the breach of trust that the Protector was guilty ..."
4. Specimens of English Dramatic Poets who Lived about the Time of Shakespeare by Charles Lamb, Israel Gollancz (1893)
"... that immaculate robe of honour, That renders Virtue glorious, fair, and fruitful
To her great master, oe now made the garment Of leprosy and foulness ? ..."
5. Zillah: A Tale of the Holy City by Horace Smith (1828)
"Yours then be the foulness and corruption, I would say; and give me back the
beauty, illusive though it be, that you have thus wantonly destroyed. ..."
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