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I instinctively try to protect people from filth.
Tony Abbott

Meaning of "filth" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FILTH

Old English fӯlth; related to Old Saxon, Old High German fūlitha.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FILTH

filth  [fɪlθ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FILTH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Filth is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FILTH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Filth

Filth or The Filth may refer to: ▪ Filth, a 1998 novel by Irvine Welsh ▪ Filth, a 2013 film based on the novel ▪ Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story, a BBC docudrama ▪ The Filth, a comic book series by Grant Morrison ▪ Filth, an alternative title for Sauna, a 2008 horror film...

Definition of filth in the English dictionary

The first definition of filth in the dictionary is foul or disgusting dirt; refuse. Other definition of filth is extreme physical or moral uncleanliness; pollution. Filth is also vulgarity or obscenity, as in language.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FILTH


spilth
spɪlθ
tilth
tɪlθ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FILTH

filter out
filter paper
filter press
filter pump
filter tip
filter-tipped
filterability
filterable
filterableness
filterer
filthier
filthiest
filthily
filthiness
filthy
filtrability
filtrable
filtratable
filtrate
filtration

WORDS THAT END LIKE FILTH

bill of health
board of health
clean bill of health
commonwealth
Department of Health
environmental health
health
ill health
Medical Officer of Health
mental health
Minister of Health
National Health
occupational health
public health
sexual health
stealth
telehealth
the Commonwealth
the filth
wealth

Synonyms and antonyms of filth in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FILTH»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «filth» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of filth

Translation of «filth» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FILTH

Find out the translation of filth to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of filth from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «filth» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

污物
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

suciedad
570 millions of speakers

English

filth
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गंदगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القذارة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

грязь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

imundície
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অশ্লীলতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

saleté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotoran
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dreck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

汚物
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

오물
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Filth
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vật vơ bẩn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குப்பைகளின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

घाण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pislik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sporcizia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Filth
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бруд
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

murdărie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

βρωμιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vullis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smuts
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

filth
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of filth

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FILTH»

The term «filth» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.012 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FILTH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «filth» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «filth» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about filth

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10 QUOTES WITH «FILTH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word filth.
1
Tony Abbott
I instinctively try to protect people from filth.
2
Mark Bittman
Let me pose you a question. Can farm-raised salmon be organic when its feed has nothing to do with its natural diet, even if the feed itself is supposedly organic, and the fish themselves are packed tightly in pens, swimming in their own filth?
3
Anthony Bourdain
I'm a radical environmentalist; I think the sooner we asphyxiate in our own filth, the better. The world will do better without us. Maybe some fuzzy animals will go with us, but there'll be plenty of other animals, and they'll be back.
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William Throsby Bridges
If the guilt of sin is so great that nothing can satisfy it but the blood of Jesus; and the filth of sin is so great that nothing can fetch out the stain thereof but the blood of Jesus, how great, how heinous, how sinful must the evil of sin be.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
Filth and old age, I'm sure you will agree, are powerful wardens upon chastity.
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Rutherford B. Hayes
The filth and noise of the crowded streets soon destroy the elasticity of health which belongs to the country boy.
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Angus T. Jones
I'm on 'Two and a Half Men,' and I don't want to be on it. Please stop watching it, and filling your head with filth.
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Jairam Ramesh
If there is a Nobel prize for dirt and filth, India will win it, no doubt.
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Debbie Reynolds
I stopped making movies because I don't like taking my clothes off. Maybe it's realism, but in my opinion, it's utter filth.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
When you don't have accountability, there's no limit to the things that people will say. One of the restraints on the vitriol and the filth that so often is part of the American political debate is that candidates have to stand by their ads.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FILTH»

Discover the use of filth in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to filth and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Filth: A Novel
Tells the story of a detective who sees in a racially motivated murder case the chance to win a promotion
Irvine Welsh, 1998
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Old Filth
. . This is the rare novel that drives its readers forward while persistently waylaying and detaining by the sheer beauty and inventiveness of it style.
Jane Gardam, 2006
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The Gospel of Filth: A Bible of Decadence and Darkness
The Gospel of Filth is a bold comprehensive guide to the realms of darkness and devilry. Taking in every significant milestone and major landmark, this lavishly illustrated volume is the definitive study of the dark side.
Gavin Baddeley, 2010
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Filth: Dirt, Disgust, And Modern Life
Focusing on 'filth' in literary & cultural materials from London, Paris & their colonial outposts in the 19th & early 20th centuries, the essays in this volume range over topics from the building of sewers to the fictional representation of ...
William A. Cohen, Ryan Johnson, 2005
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Ban This Filth!: Letters From the Mary Whitehouse Archive
The launch of Mary Whitehouse's 'Clean Up TV' campaign (at Birmingham Town Hall in 1964) made this devoutly Christian Shropshire school-teacher a media star overnight. Over the next 37 years, her name became a byword for censoriousness.
Ben Thompson, 2012
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Endless Filth: The Saga of the Bhangis
It is difficult to say which is worse."This is a telling investigation and indictment of India‘s lack of resolve over the past 100 years to get rid of manual scavenging and transportation of human excrement.
Mari Marcel Thekaekara, 2003
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The Great Stink of Paris and the Nineteenth-Century Struggle ...
Tracing a series of developments in French science, medicine, politics, and culture, Barnes reveals how the science and practice of public health changed during the heyday of the Bacteriological Revolution.
David S. Barnes, 2006
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Hubbub: Filth, Noise & Stench in England 1600-1770
Modern city-dwellers suffer their share of unpleasant experiences—traffic jams, noisy neighbors, pollution, food scares—but urban nuisances of the past existed on a different scale entirely, this book explains in vivid detail.
Emily Cockayne, 2007
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The filth
The Filth is a groundbreaking, mind-altering voyage of conspiracies and revelations.
Grant Morrison, Chris Weston, Gary Erskine, 2004
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The Filth: The Explosive Inside Story of Scotland Yard's Top ...
With shocking behind-the-scenes stories that you'll never read in the papers or see on Crimewatch, The Filth is the true story about working on the dark side of the streets.
Duncan Maclaughlin, William Hall, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FILTH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term filth is used in the context of the following news items.
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Filth finding its way into Sukhna Lake
It's confirmed. Filth is finding its way into Sukhna Lake. As the save Sukhna case came up for hearing before the Punjab and Haryana High ... «Chandigarh Tribune, Jul 15»
2
9-year-old autistic boy's body found in Flint-area lake 6 days after he …
Child Protective Services report says Omarion Humphrey, his siblings were living in filth with biological parents. Author: Mara MacDonald ... «WDIV Detroit, Jul 15»
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Cradle of Filth: Hammer of the Witches review – mischievous and …
While there is little chance that Cradle of Filth will ever seem as subversive and untamed as they did during their first flush of infamy two ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
4
Kids Found Home Alone In Homewood, Living In Filth
HOMEWOOD (KDKA)- A local mother faces charges, after police found three kids at home alone, living in filth. Police were called to the home in ... «CBS Local, Jul 15»
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Man gets 6½ years for holding his sister captive in filth
MILFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who kept his sister captive in filthy conditions inside their Connecticut home has been sentenced to 6½ years ... «WTNH Connecticut News, Jul 15»
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Dani Filth Talks "Hammer Of The Witches" Title, Recording
In the final trailer detailing the making of the new album, a face painted Dani Filth discusses the album's title and how it was recorded with Scott ... «Metal Underground, Jul 15»
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This Nutella and marshmallow brioche toastie recipe is pure filth
Here in the UK we don't really do grilled cheese sandwiches like in the States, we're the lazy toastie maker types, BUT this really is worth the ... «Metro, Jul 15»
8
Crated dogs found in filth, no water in LaPlace house
A LaPlace woman has been arrested on charges of keeping underfed dogs crated in filthy, unventilated areas of her Greenwood Drive house, ... «NOLA.com, Jul 15»
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Police seize 29 cats and one dog in filth-filled house
Humane officers wore hazmat suits and carried nets as they rounded up cats living in a Pittsburgh woman's house with urine and feces ... «WTAE Pittsburgh, Jul 15»
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CRADLE OF FILTH's DANI FILTH: 'Illegal Downloading Is Absolutely …
Niclas Müller-Hansen of RockSverige.se recently conducted an interview with vocalist Dani "Filth" Davey of British extreme metallers CRADLE ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»

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