Unkemptness
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 The state or condition of being unkempt. uncountable
"And if added to this there be a repellent unkemptness, a wild disorder of dress, a bushiness of dark hair white at the roots, and an unchecked growth of white beard on a face once clean-shaven, the cumulative effect is quite shocking."
- 2 a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for wordnet
Example
More examples"And if added to this there be a repellent unkemptness, a wild disorder of dress, a bushiness of dark hair white at the roots, and an unchecked growth of white beard on a face once clean-shaven, the cumulative effect is quite shocking."
Etymology
From unkempt + -ness.
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