1. [informal] Any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
   "The alley was covered in filth";
   - crud [informal], skank [informal], grot [Brit, informal], scuzz [N. Amer, informal]
    
2. Anything regarded as making something unclean
   "He scrubbed the filth off his hands after working on the car";
   - dirt, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge
    
3. A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
   "The filth in the abandoned building was a health hazard";
   - filthiness, foulness, nastiness
    
4. An offensive or indecent word or phrase
   "He was reprimanded for using filth in the workplace";
   - obscenity, smut, vulgarism, dirty word

Derived forms: filths

Type of: dirtiness, profanity, uncleanness, unsanitariness, waste, waste material, waste matter, waste product

Encyclopedia: Filth