Uncleanness

//ʌnˈklin.nəs// noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being unclean uncountable

    "[W]e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled o^ꝛ ſelues wᵗ the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen."

  2. 2
    the state of being unsanitary wordnet
  3. 3
    The result or product of being unclean. countable

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amoralitybackslidingbasenessbestialitybrutalitycarnality

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"[W]e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled o^ꝛ ſelues wᵗ the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen."

Etymology

From Middle English unclennesse, from Old English unclǣnness; equivalent to unclean + -ness.

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