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Meaning of FILTH

Pronunciation:  filth

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
  2. [n]  the state of being covered with unclean things
  3. [n]  any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
 
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 Synonyms: crud, dirt, filthiness, foulness, grease, grime, grunge, nastiness, skank, soil, stain
 
 See Also: dirtiness, uncleanness, unsanitariness, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Filth\, n. [OE. filthe, ful[eth]e, AS. f?l[eth], fr.
f[=u]l foul; akin to OHG. f[=u]lida. See {Foul}, and cf.
{File}.]
1. Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt;
   nastiness.
2. Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character;
   corruption; pollution.
         To purify the soul from the dross and filth of
         sensual delights.                     --Tillotson.
{Filth disease} (Med.), a disease supposed to be due to
   pollution of the soil or water.
 
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