filth

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
  2. noun the state of being covered with unclean things
  3. noun a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse

Etymology

From Middle English filth, from Old English fȳlþu, from Proto-West Germanic *fūliþu, equivalent to foul + -th (abstract nominal suffix).

In classic literature

Synonyms

crud, skank

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