foulness
noun
No English definition recorded for this entry.
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Pronunciation: /faʊlˈnɛs/ / /ˈfaʊəl.nəs/ / /ˈfaʊl̩.nəs/
name
- An island on the east coast of Essex where the Thames estuary joins the North Sea.
- A civil parish (served by Foulness Island Parish Council) in Rochford district, Essex.
noun
Etymology: From Middle English foulnesse, foulnes, from Old English fūlnes (“foulness”), equivalent to foul + -ness. Compare Dutch vuilnis (“rubbish; garbage; trash”).
- The state of being foul.