foulness (ˈfaʊlnɪs
)
Definitions
noun
- the state or quality of being foul
- obscenity; vulgarity
- viciousness or inhumanity
- foul matter; filth
Foulness (faʊlˈnɛs)
Definitions
noun
- a flat marshy island in SE England, in Essex north of the Thames estuary
Usage examples
What had been an almost unbearable stench a minute before became transformed by the process of corruption, its foulness entirely evaporated.
, COLDHEART CANYON (2001)You could actually see the actors starting to enjoy the foulness of it.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)Nor is she placed on the list of the holy pontiffs, both because of her female sex and on account of the foulness of the matter.
, The Female Pope (1988)