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Foulness

The quality or condition of being foul.

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Aroma 76% connected

The quality or principle of plants or other substances which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the aroma of coffee.

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Badness 76% connected

The state of being bad.

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Dark 76% connected

Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or partially black, or of some deep shade of color…

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Darkness 76% connected

The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.

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Odor 76% connected

Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.

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Odour 76% connected

the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"

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Scent 76% connected

To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to scent game, as a hound does.

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Severity 76% connected

The quality or state of being severe.

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Smell 76% connected

To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate ma…

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Wickedness 76% connected

The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or practices; immorality; depravity;…

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Foul 74% connected

A bird.

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Foul 74% connected

A bird.

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Fetidness 92% connected

The quality or state of being fetid.

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Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Filth 92% connected

Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; nastiness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Filthiness 92% connected

The state of being filthy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Nastiness 92% connected

The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Raininess 92% connected

The state of being rainy.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Rankness 92% connected

The condition or quality of being rank.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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