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- [fek-yuh-luh nt]
- /ˈfɛk yə lənt/
- /ˈfe.kjʊ.ləns/
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- [fek-yuh-luh nt]
- /ˈfɛk yə lənt/
Definitions of feculence word
- adjective feculence full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy. 1
- noun feculence The state of being feculent. 1
- noun feculence the state or quality of being feculent 0
- noun feculence dregs; sediment 0
- abbreviation FECULENCE filth 0
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Origin of feculence
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English < Latin faeculentus full of dregs. See feces, -ulent
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Parts of speech for Feculence
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feculence popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
feculence usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for feculence
noun feculence
- soil — the act or fact of soiling.
- muck — moist farmyard dung, decaying vegetable matter, etc.; manure.
- mud — wet, soft earth or earthy matter, as on the ground after rain, at the bottom of a pond, or along the banks of a river; mire.
- stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- ground — the act of grinding.
Antonyms for feculence
noun feculence
- cleanliness — Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean.
- pureness — free from anything of a different, inferior, or contaminating kind; free from extraneous matter: pure gold; pure water.
- sterility — free from living germs or microorganisms; aseptic: sterile surgical instruments.
- morality — conformity to the rules of right conduct; moral or virtuous conduct.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
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