ˈilth also -ltth noun
( -s )
Etymology: ill (I) + -th (as in wealth )
1. : the condition of being economically unprosperous or miserable
the glaring disparity between the state's natural wealth and its human illth — Christian Century
2. : something that produces or is symptomatic of illth
much of the goods on our shelves is wealth rather than illth — Nation