English Explanatory Dictionary

filth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Dirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
  2. Smut; that which sullies or defiles the moral character; corruption; pollution.
  3. A vile or disgusting person.
  4. Weeds growing on pasture land.
noun
  1. The police.
noun
  1. Acronym of failed in London, try Hongkong.

Pronunciation

/fɪlθ/ En-au-filth.ogg

Word forms

filth filths the filth

Etymology

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

Derived words

befilth Filthadelphia filthen filthify filthless filthmonger filthy Philthadelphia read someone for filth read someone to filth
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