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FILTHINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Moral corruption or pollution
Example:
this deformity and filthiness of sin
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("filthiness" is a kind of...):
nefariousness; ugliness; vileness; wickedness (the quality of being wicked)
Derivation:
filthy (characterized by obscenity)
filthy (vile; despicable)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
Synonyms:
filth; filthiness; foulness; nastiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("filthiness" is a kind of...):
unsanitariness (a state that is not conducive to health)
Derivation:
filthy (disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter)
