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# The opposite of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wealth wealth]; that which, by its [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/possession possession], causes [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damage damage] of some kind. | # The opposite of [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wealth wealth]; that which, by its [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/possession possession], causes [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/damage damage] of some kind. | ||
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Revision as of 18:56, 1 April 2026
English
Etymology
From the suffix "-th" added to "ill", coined by John Ruskin as an opposite of wealth, in the sense of ill being the opposite of well.
Pronunciation
- /ɪlθ/
Noun
- The opposite of wealth; that which, by its possession, causes damage of some kind.
