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foul vs foulness

foulness vs foul

foul and foulness both are nouns.

foul is an adjective but foulness is not an adjective.

foul is a verb but foulness is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
foul Yes Yes Yes No
foulness Yes No No No
foul (noun) foulness (noun)
an act that violates the rules of a sport the attribute of having a strong offensive smell
(of weather) the badness of the weather
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
disgusting wickedness and immorality
foul (adjective) foulness (adjective)
(of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
characterized by obscenity
(of a manuscript) defaced with changes
offensively malodorous
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
especially of a ship's lines etc
violating accepted standards or rules
foul (verb) foulness (verb)
become soiled and dirty
make unclean
spot, stain, or pollute
make impure
commit a foul; break the rules
hit a foul ball
become or cause to become obstructed
Difference between foul and foulness

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