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foulness
foul F0277600 (foul)adj. foul·er, foul·est 1. a. Offensive to the senses; revolting: "a foul little creature with greedy eyes and slobbering mouth" (J.R.R. Tolkien).b. Having a bad odor or taste: foul breath; food that tasted foul.c. Rotten or putrid: foul meat.2. a. Containing dirt, impurities, or other foreign matter; foul water.b. Clogged or bestrewn with unwanted material: The bay is foul with old sunken vessels.c. Overgrown or encrusted with weeds, barnacles, or other organisms. Used of a ship's bottom.d. Entangled or enwrapped: a foul anchor.3. a. Morally detestable; wicked: foul deeds.b. Vulgar or obscene: foul language.c. Violating accepted standards or rules; dishonorable: used foul means to gain power.4. a. Very disagreeable or displeasing; horrid: a foul movie.b. Inclement or unfavorable: in fair weather or foul.c. Irritable or upset: in a foul mood.5. a. Sports Contrary to the rules of a game or sport: a foul boxing punch.b. Baseball Outside the foul lines: a foul fly ball.6. Marked with editorial changes or corrections: foul copy.7. Archaic Ugly; unattractive.n.1. Abbr. Fa. Sports An infraction or a violation of the rules of play.b. Baseball A foul ball.2. An entanglement or a collision.3. An instance of clogging or obstructing.4. A foul copy of a document.adv. In a foul manner.v. fouled, foul·ing, fouls v.tr.1. To make dirty or foul; pollute. See Synonyms at contaminate.2. To bring into dishonor; besmirch.3. To clog or obstruct.4. To entangle or catch (a rope, for example).5. To encrust (a ship's hull) with foreign matter, such as barnacles.6. a. Sports To commit a foul against.b. Baseball To hit (a ball) outside the foul lines.v.intr.1. To become foul.2. a. Sports To commit a foul.b. Baseball To hit a ball outside the foul lines: fouled twice and then struck out; fouled out to the catcher.3. To become entangled or twisted: The anchor line fouled on a rock.4. To become clogged or obstructed.Phrasal Verbs: foul out Sports To be put out of a game for exceeding the number of permissible fouls. foul up To blunder or cause to blunder because of mistakes or poor judgment.
[Middle English, from Old English fūl; see pū̆- in Indo-European roots.]
foul′ly adv.foul′ness n.foulness (ˈfaʊlnɪs) n1. the state or quality of being foul2. obscenity; vulgarity3. viciousness or inhumanity4. foul matter; filth
Foulness (faʊlˈnɛs) n (Placename) a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuaryThesaurus| Noun | 1. | foulness - 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"iniquity, wickedness, dark, darkness - absence of moral or spiritual values; "the powers of darkness" | | 2. |  foulness - a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refusefilthiness, nastiness, filthunsanitariness - a state that is not conducive to health | | 3. | foulness - (of weather) the badness of the weather; "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather"raininesssevereness, severity, badness - used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather | | 4. |  foulness - the attribute of having a strong offensive smellfetidness, malodorousness, stinkiness, ranknessaroma, odor, olfactory property, odour, smell, scent - any property detected by the olfactory systemB.O., body odor, body odour - malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe |
foulnessnoun1. The condition or state of being dirty:dirtiness, filth, filthiness, griminess, grubbiness, smuttiness, squalor, uncleanliness, uncleanness.2. Impure condition:defilement, dirtiness, impurity, pollution, uncleanness, unwholesomeness.3. The quality or state of being obscene:bawdiness, coarseness, dirtiness, filthiness, grossness, lewdness, obscenity, profaneness, profanity, scurrility, scurrilousness, smuttiness, vulgarity, vulgarness.Slang: raunch, raunchiness.TranslationsIdiomsSeefoulFoulness
Foulness a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuary foulness
Synonyms for foulnessnoun the condition or state of being dirtySynonyms- dirtiness
- filth
- filthiness
- griminess
- grubbiness
- smuttiness
- squalor
- uncleanliness
- uncleanness
noun impure conditionSynonyms- defilement
- dirtiness
- impurity
- pollution
- uncleanness
- unwholesomeness
noun the quality or state of being obsceneSynonyms- bawdiness
- coarseness
- dirtiness
- filthiness
- grossness
- lewdness
- obscenity
- profaneness
- profanity
- scurrility
- scurrilousness
- smuttiness
- vulgarity
- vulgarness
- raunch
- raunchiness
Synonyms for foulnessnoun disgusting wickedness and immoralityRelated Words- iniquity
- wickedness
- dark
- darkness
noun a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuseSynonymsRelated Wordsnoun (of weather) the badness of the weatherSynonymsRelated Words- severeness
- severity
- badness
noun the attribute of having a strong offensive smellSynonyms- fetidness
- malodorousness
- stinkiness
- rankness
Related Words- aroma
- odor
- olfactory property
- odour
- smell
- scent
- B.O.
- body odor
- body odour
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