uncleanness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ʌŋ-/
- /ʌnˈklin.nəs/
Etymology
From Middle English unclennesse, from Old English unclǣnnes; equivalent to unclean + -ness.
Meanings
-
(uncountable) The state of being unclean
[W]e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled o^ꝛ ſelues wᵗ the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen.
1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble, […] (Coverdale Bible), [Cologne or Marburg]: [Eucharius Cervicornus and Johannes Soter?], →OCLC, III. Essdras [1 Esdras] viij:[87], folio vij, verso, column 2:
- (countable) The result or product of being unclean.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| uncleannesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (6)
got 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 (state of being unclean) · got 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (state of being unclean) · ota مردارلق (state of being unclean) · grc μύσος (state of being unclean) · grc ψόθος (result or product of being unclean) · grc ψόθος (state of being unclean)