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illth

/ɪlθ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
illth
IPA
/ɪlθ/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The opposite of wealth; that which, by its possession, causes damage of some kind.

Uncountable

Etymology

From ill + -th (abstract nominal suffix), coined by John Ruskin as an opposite for wealth, in the sense of ill being the opposite of well.

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Rhymes With

filth tilth earth-tilth spilth

Questions

How do you pronounce illth?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪlθ/.
What does illth mean?
The opposite of wealth; that which, by its possession, causes damage of some kind.
Where does illth come from?
From ill + -th (abstract nominal suffix), coined by John Ruskin as an opposite for wealth, in the sense of ill being the opposite of well.

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