illth

English

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪlθ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪlθ

Noun

illth (uncountable)

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

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