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filth

/fɪlθ/noun1 syllable

Filth means: anything regarded as making something unclean.

Synonyms for filth15

noun, as in anything regarded as making something unclean

dirt, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge

noun, as in an offensive or indecent word or phrase

obscenity, smut, vulgarism, dirty word

noun, as in a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

filthiness, foulness, nastiness

noun, as in any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

crud, skank

What does filth mean?4

noun

1

anything regarded as making something unclean

2

an offensive or indecent word or phrase

3

a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

4

any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Filth in a sentence

  • We simply didn't expect to see such filth on the family shopping site.gauravjiii
  • There's a lot of filth in this city.Eccles17
  • What in the name of filth is this?SunnyMoon
  • Everything was coated in a layer of filth.Amastan
  • He will spend the next four years in the jungle, engulfed in mud and filth.Amastan
  • Filth and money lie close together.kuma
  • What type of filth is this?SunnyMoon
  • What the hell is this filth?rul

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of filth

as a noun

plural
filths