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How to pronounce foulness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms raininess
Type of severity, badness, severeness


they were wearied with the foulness of the weather.
Type Words
Synonyms filth, filthiness, nastiness
Type of unsanitariness
Derivation foul
Type Words
Synonyms fetidness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness
Type of odour, odor, aroma, olfactory property, scent, smell
Has types b.o., body odor, body odour
Derivation foul
Type Words
Type of dark, darkness, wickedness
Derivation foul


he understood the foulness of sin.
his display of foulness deserved severe punishment.
mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed.

Examples of foulness

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Leroy Goff squawked about the cost of the project and the foulness of the fowl.
From the thenewstribune.com
Heed to the whispers of God in our heart Retain integrity and from foulness depart.
From the forbes.com
For much of its foulness, you can blame the power outage that the hurricane wrought.
From the chron.com
The foulness hasn't penetrated my walls, but it pollutes our shared hallway.
From the washingtonpost.com
Satan's soldiers, shepherds and bards Spew forth their foulness and grief.
From the forbes.com
Be chaste so that you may avoid all the foulness that so resembles the pangs of death.
From the en.wikipedia.org
When I am depressed the first thing I notice is my swearing, I'm like a fountain of foulness.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
There were heartening signs that New Yorkers were finally getting fed up with the foulness in the air.
From the time.com
It is certainly just terrible to have to sip our coffee and enjoy our croissants with the foulness of the beggared ilk.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Filth: a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
  • (of weather) the badness of the weather; "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather"
  • Malodorousness: the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
  • Foulness is an island on the east coast of Essex in England, which is separated from the mainland by narrow creeks. The large island had a usually resident population of 212 people in the 2001 census, who live in the settlements of Churchend and Courtsend, at the north end of Foulness. ...