pollution: meaning and words from its letters
9 letters · 11 letter points · starts with P · ends with N
Meaning of pollution
noun
- uncountable, usually
Physical contamination, now especially the contamination of the environment by harmful substances, or by disruptive levels of noise, light etc.
Example: Pollution levels are almost always higher in cities rather than the countryside, what with the cars, industry and so on.
- uncountable, usually
Something that pollutes; a pollutant.
- uncountable, usually
Moral or spiritual corruption; impurity, degradation, defilement.
- archaic, uncountable, usually
The desecration of something holy or sacred; defilement, profanation.
Listed forms: pollutions.
Source: Wiktionary — pollution.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for pollution.
noun
the state of being polluted
- befoulment
- defilement
noun
the act of contaminating or polluting; including (either intentionally or accidentally) unwanted substances or factors
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
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Letter-value score of pollution
P(3) + O(1) + L(1) + L(1) + U(1) + T(1) + I(1) + O(1) + N(1) = 11 points.
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Anagrams of pollution
0 other standard-list words use exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
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Shorter words from pollution
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