# illth

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪlθ/

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

## 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.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/illth