foulness

Other forms: foulnesses

Definitions of foulness

1. noun

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

   type of:

   unsanitariness

   a state that is not conducive to health
2. noun

   the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
   synonyms: fetidness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness

   types:

   B.O., body odor, body odour

   malodorousness resulting from a failure to bathe

   type of:

   aroma, odor, odour, olfactory property, scent, smell

   any property detected by the olfactory system
3. noun

   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”

   type of:

   dark, darkness, iniquity, wickedness

   absence of moral or spiritual values
4. noun

   (of weather) the badness of the weather
   “they were wearied with the foulness of the weather”

   synonyms: raininess

   type of:

   badness, severeness, severity

   used of the degree of something undesirable e.g. pain or weather