Foulness

name, noun

name, noun ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being foul. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the attribute of having a strong offensive smell wordnet
  3. 3
    (of weather) the badness of the weather wordnet
  4. 4
    a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse wordnet
  5. 5
    disgusting wickedness and immorality wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    An island on the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
  2. 2
    A civil parish (served by Foulness Island Parish Council) in Rochford district, Essex.

Synonyms

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Etymology

From Middle English foulnesse, foulnes, from Old English fūlnes (“foulness”), equivalent to foul + -ness. Compare Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”).

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