filth
noun
[ fɪlθ ]
• disgusting dirt.
• "stagnant pools of filth"
Similar:
dirt,
muck,
grime,
mud,
mire,
sludge,
slime,
ooze,
foul matter,
excrement,
excreta,
dung,
manure,
ordure,
sewage,
refuse,
garbage,
trash,
dross,
scum,
pollution,
contamination,
defilement,
decay,
putrefaction,
putrescence,
squalor,
squalidness,
sordidness,
shabbiness,
sleaziness,
filthiness,
uncleanness,
foulness,
nastiness,
rubbish,
crud,
grot,
gunge,
grunge,
yuck,
Origin:
Old English fȳlth ‘rotting matter, rottenness’, also ‘corruption, obscenity’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vuilte, also to foul.
