English
illth
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.
Formed from ill + -th
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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.
Today it means
noun The opposite of wealth; that which, by its possession, causes damage of some kind.
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Etymograph / illth