Filth — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant

the state of being covered with unclean things

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/fˈɪlθ/

🇬🇧British English

/fˈɪlθ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/fˈɪlθ/

1 syllable Say it as /fˈɪlθ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stain crud dirt vulgarism obscenity dirty word grime nastiness skank grunge filthiness soil foulness grease smut

Word Forms

skanky	adjective	highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
dirty	adjective	spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination
filthy	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
grimy	adjective	thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
grime	verb	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
soil	verb	make soiled, filthy, or dirty
stain	verb	produce or leave stains
grease	verb	lubricate with grease
grungy	adjective	thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot
foul	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
nasty	adjective	disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
obscene	adjective	offensive to the mind
smutty	adjective	characterized by obscenity

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schmutz

jede Substanz, die als ekelhaft übel oder unangenehm gilt

🇫🇷French

saleté

toute substance considérée comme répugnante ou désagréable

🇪🇸Spanish

inmundicia

cualquier sustancia considerada repugnantemente asquerosa o desagradable

🇮🇹Italian

sporcizia

qualsiasi sostanza considerata disgustosamente disgustosa o sgradevole

🇳🇱Dutch

vuiligheid

elke substantie die als walgelijk vies of onaangenaam wordt beschouwd

🇵🇹Portuguese

sujeira

qualquer substância considerada repugnantemente nojenta ou desagradável

🇷🇺Russian

грязь

любое вещество, которое считается отвратительно отвратительным или неприятным

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गंदगी

घृणित रूप से गंदा या अप्रिय माना जाने वाला कोई भी पदार्थ

🇧🇩Bengali

ময়লা

জঘন্যভাবে ফাউল বা অপ্রীতিকর বিবেচিত কোনো পদার্থ

🇮🇳Tamil

அழுக்கு

அருவருப்பான தவறான அல்லது விரும்பத்தகாததாகக் கருதப்படும் எந்தவொரு பொருளும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మురికి

ఏదైనా పదార్ధం అసహ్యంగా ఫౌల్ లేదా అసహ్యకరమైనదిగా పరిగణించబడుతుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

घाण

घृणास्पदपणे दूषित किंवा अप्रिय मानला जाणारा कोणताही पदार्थ

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગંદકી

ઘૃણાસ્પદ રીતે અશુદ્ધ અથવા અપ્રિય માનવામાં આવતો કોઈપણ પદાર્થ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಲಸು

ಯಾವುದೇ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಅಸಹ್ಯಕರವಾಗಿ ಫೌಲ್ ಅಥವಾ ಅಹಿತಕರವೆಂದು ಪರಿಗಣಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാലിന്യം

ഏതെങ്കിലും പദാർത്ഥം വെറുപ്പുളവാക്കുന്ന ദുഷിച്ചതോ അസുഖകരമായതോ ആയി കണക്കാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੰਦਗੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵੀ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਜਿਸਨੂੰ ਘਿਣਾਉਣੇ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਗੰਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਕੋਝਾ ਮੰਨਿਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

گندگی

کوئی بھی مادہ جسے ناگوار طور پر ناگوار یا ناگوار سمجھا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

污秽

任何被认为令人厌恶或令人不快的物质

🇯🇵Japanese

汚物

うんざりするほど汚い、または不快であると考えられる物質

🇰🇷Korean

오물

역겹거나 불쾌하다고 간주되는 모든 물질

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bẩn thỉu

bất kỳ chất nào được coi là hôi hám hoặc khó chịu

🇹🇭Thai

สกปรก

สารใด ๆ ที่ถือว่าเหม็นหรือน่ารังเกียจอย่างน่ารังเกียจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

kotoran

zat apa pun yang dianggap sangat busuk atau tidak menyenangkan

🇵🇭Filipino

karumihan

anumang sangkap na itinuturing na kasuklam-suklam o hindi kasiya-siya

🇲🇾Malay

kekotoran

sebarang bahan yang dianggap menjijikkan atau tidak menyenangkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رجس

أي مادة تعتبر كريهة أو غير سارة بشكل مثير للاشمئزاز

🇮🇷Persian

کثیفی

هر ماده ای که به طور منزجر کننده ای ناپسند یا ناخوشایند در نظر گرفته شود

🇹🇷Turkish

pislik

iğrenç derecede kötü veya nahoş kabul edilen herhangi bir madde

🇮🇱Hebrew

זוּהֲמָה

כל חומר שנחשב גס או לא נעים באופן מגעיל

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