untidiness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English untidy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English untidiness From untidy + -ness.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being untidy.
Mr. Elliot's frank statement that "sloth and untidiness are indefensible" is a sign that the task will be tackled with vigour.
1953 April, “Arrears of Station Maintenance”, in Railway Magazine, page 217:There was a slight air of untidiness—or rather, perhaps, an absence of spruceness in any detail—about his general appearance […]
1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| untidinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (22)
dlm desorden (the quality of being untidy) · nn rot (the quality of being untidy) · hu rendetlenség (the quality of being untidy) · sh nȅurednōst (the quality of being untidy) · pl nieład (the quality of being untidy) · ga amscaíocht (the quality of being untidy) · ka უსუფთაობა (the quality of being untidy) · it sciattezza (the quality of being untidy) · ru сви́нство (the quality of being untidy) · gd mì-chruinnealas (the quality of being untidy) · es desaseo (the quality of being untidy) · el ατσαλιά (the quality of being untidy) · ga liopastacht (the quality of being untidy) · it disordine (the quality of being untidy) · sh не̏уредно̄ст (the quality of being untidy) · nl slordigheid (the quality of being untidy) · de Schlamperei (the quality of being untidy) · pl nieporządek (the quality of being untidy) · it sciatteria (the quality of being untidy) · bg безпорядък (the quality of being untidy) · la immunditia (the quality of being untidy) · ru беспоря́док (the quality of being untidy)