filth

/fɪlθ/

/fɪlθ/

Other forms: filths

Filth is disgusting dirt, grime, or other unsavory material. Filth is dog poop all over the sidewalk, gunk under a movie seat.

You can use the noun filth when you're talking about some grimy substance, like the smelly filth on the bottom of your shoes after you've walked across a cow pasture. You can also call a general state of uncleanliness filth. You might say that the filth in your brother's room makes it impossible to open the door. Some people also use this word for material they deem to be obscene. The Old English root word is fylð, which means "rotting matter." Ew.

Definitions of filth

1. noun

   any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
   synonyms: crud, skank

   type of:

   waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

   any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
2. noun

   a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
   synonyms: filthiness, foulness, nastiness

   type of:

   unsanitariness

   a state that is not conducive to health
3. noun

   the state of being covered with unclean things
   synonyms: dirt, grease, grime, grunge, soil, stain

   type of:

   dirtiness, uncleanness

   the state of being unsanitary
4. noun

   an offensive or indecent word or phrase
   synonyms: dirty word, obscenity, smut, vulgarism

   types:

   bawdry, bawdy

   lewd or obscene talk or writing

   scatology

   a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions)

   type of:

   profanity

   vulgar or irreverent speech or action