feculence
feculence noun: the state or quality of being feculent.
Noun
feculence (countable and uncountable, plural feculences)
- The state or quality of being feculent.
- Feculent matter; dregs, filth.
- At least his hangover was on the wane; all he felt now were a certain wateriness in the lower belly, and a feculence of mucus ramed up both nostrils, not unlike two small coral reefs.1996, Will Self, The Sweet Smell of Psychosis, Bloomsbury, published 2011, page 42
Forms of feculence
| plural | feculences |
|---|---|
| alternative form | faeculence |
| alternative form (obsolete) | fæculence |
| alternative form (obsolete) | fæculency |
| alternative form (obsolete) | feculency |
Origin of feculence
From French féculence, from Latin faeculentia. Doublet of feculency.
Questions about feculence
- What does feculence mean?
- Feculence means the state or quality of being feculent.
- What part of speech is feculence?
- Feculence is a noun.
- What is the plural of feculence?
- The plural of feculence is feculences.
Words near feculence in the dictionary
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