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"
Used in a Sentence
foulness
How to use foulness in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for foulness.
Editorial note
Everyone should be free, and not everyone can crawl to freedom through five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness I can't even imagine -- or maybe I just don't want to.
Examples4
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Parts of speech1
Quick take
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"
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of foulness gathered in one view.
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"
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for foulness.
noun
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"
noun
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
See also: filth, filthiness, nastiness
noun
(of weather) the badness of the weather; "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather"
See also: raininess
noun
the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
See also: malodorousness, stinkiness, rankness, fetidness
Example sentences
Everyone should be free, and not everyone can crawl to freedom through five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness I can't even imagine -- or maybe I just don't want to.
I never got the whole "white people food is bland" meme, seems like an American thing to me. If everything you make and eat has the same spicy curry mix, well then isn't that kind of bland as well?When using better raw ingredients, there is less rot and foulness to mask with spices.
I'm going to go out on a limb and say minstrel shows were disgusting and mean-spirited enough that the historical context that contained them was overpowered by its own characterizing foulness.
>Are you really pretending the US, Britain, Soviet Union, etc didn't freely violate the "rules of war" alsoNo but The US and UK are far less notorious and so are not as good examples.> Also, the nazis aren't a nationGiven the foulness of the topic but limited space, I wanted to emphasize the enormous difference between the Germans and Japanese of today vs 80 years ago. In retrospect, I should have written Tojo instead of Japan even though he is not a country either.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use foulness in a sentence?
Everyone should be free, and not everyone can crawl to freedom through five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness I can't even imagine -- or maybe I just don't want to.
What does foulness mean?
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"
What part of speech is foulness?
foulness is commonly used as noun.