Uncleanness
/ʌnˈklin.nəs/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 the state of being unsanitary wordnet
- 3 The result or product of being unclean. countable
Example
More examples"[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.