English Explanatory Dictionary

Foulness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An island on the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
  2. A civil parish (served by Foulness Island Parish Council) in Rochford district, Essex.
noun
  1. The state of being foul.

Pronunciation

/faʊlˈnɛs/ /ˈfaʊəl.nəs/ /ˈfaʊl̩.nəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foulness.wav

Word forms

Foulness Foulness Island foulnesses

Etymology

From Middle English foulnesse, foulnes, from Old English fūlnes (“foulness”), equivalent to foul + -ness. Compare Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”).

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