Definitions of foulness
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a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
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synonyms:
filth, filthiness, nastiness
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type of:
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unsanitariness
a state that is not conducive to health
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unsanitariness
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the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
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synonyms:
fetidness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness
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types:
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B.O., body odor, body odour
malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe
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B.O., body odor, body odour
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disgusting wickedness and immorality“he understood the foulness of sin”“his display of foulness deserved severe punishment”“mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed”
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type of:
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dark, darkness, iniquity, wickedness
absence of moral or spiritual values
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dark, darkness, iniquity, wickedness
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(of weather) the badness of the weather“they were wearied with the foulness of the weather”
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synonyms:
raininess
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type of:
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badness, severeness, severity
used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather
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badness, severeness, severity
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