Messiness

noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being messy. countable, uncountable

    "She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary."

  2. 2
    the trait of being untidy and messy wordnet
  3. 3
    a state of confusion and disorderliness wordnet

Synonyms

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untidinessamorphiaamorphismamorphousnessanarchybad job

Example

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"She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary."

Etymology

From messy + -ness.

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