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feces

feces

1 4.8
Solid waste the body sends out through the anus after food is digested
  • noun
  • /ˈfiːsiːz/
  • NSFW
translation icon : heces
  • In a biology class, we studied how human feces can provide insight into digestive health.

Gosh, what would you think of like feces shaped eclairs?

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Examples

  • The hiker stepped carefully to avoid any bear feces on the trail.

  • And the most common virus in human feces is a plant virus that infects Peppers.

  • They took the obese healthy feces, put it in the thin IBD patient.

  • The gardener was careful to remove any dog feces from the lawn before the party.

Synonyms

poop
vsfeces
  • NSFW
109 5.1

Solid waste that people or animals pass from their body

is the neutral clinical term rather than casual speech
dirt
vsfeces
  • Offensive
47 9.6

Human or animal poop, used as a rude word

is the neutral medical or common term, not obscene slang
turd
vsfeces
  • Offensive
38 8.9

A solid piece of poop that comes from the body

is the standard neutral word, not crude or insulting speech
stool
vsfeces
  • NSFW
30 5.8

Solid waste that the body leaves when you go to the toilet

is the everyday word used more broadly outside medicine
excrement
vsfeces
  • NSFW
26 6.1

Waste that leaves the body, such as poop

is the common neutral term rather than formal wording
pooh
vsfeces
  • Baby Talk
12 5.9

Solid waste that children pass from the body

is the general adult term rather than childish language
fecal matter
vsfeces
  • US
8 4.2

Solid waste that leaves the body after it digests food

is the simple neutral word used for solid bowel waste
poopie
vsfeces
  • Baby Talk
4 8.4

A childish word for poop that children use

is the neutral adult term not reserved for babies
BM
vsfeces
  • NSFW
3 7.2

Solid waste that leaves your body when you use the toilet

is the full neutral term rather than its short clinical form
doo-doo
vsfeces
  • Baby Talk
3 8.2

A childish word for poop

is the normal adult word, not childish play language
ordure
vsfeces
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Solid waste from people or animals, for example poo

is the neutral common term, not a literary or old-fashioned form
cack
vsfeces
  • Offensive
1 9.9

The solid waste people or animals leave when they go to the toilet

is the neutral term used in writing and formal contexts
poopsie
vsfeces
  • Baby Talk
9.9

A childish word for a small poo

is the standard neutral label rather than a playful baby form

Antonyms

1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

How Formal

excrement
  • NSFW
26 6.1
feces
  • NSFW
1 4.8
stool
  • NSFW
30 5.8
poop
  • NSFW
109 5.1

Surface Forms

feces singular
feces plural

Etymology

Feces comes from the old Latin word faex, which meant 'dregs' or 'dirty bits left at the bottom of a drink'. So feces is like the body's 'dregs' or waste, which is why it means the solid waste the body passes and is the same root behind the word fecal.