UNCLEANLINESS

un·clean·ly

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-klen-lee]
- /ʌnˈklɛn li/
- /ˌʌnˈklɛnlɪnɪs /

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-klen-lee]
- /ʌnˈklɛn li/

Definition of uncleanliness word

abbreviation UNCLEANLINESS unclean. 1

Just one definition for uncleanliness

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Origin of uncleanliness

First appearance:

before 1000

One of the 6% oldest English words

before 1000; Middle English onclenlich, Old English unclǣnlīc. See unclean, -ly

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Parts of speech for Uncleanliness

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Uncleanliness

uncleanliness popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

uncleanliness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for uncleanliness

noun uncleanliness

dirtiness — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
feculence — full of dregs or fecal matter; foul, turbid, or muddy.
filthiness — foul with, characterized by, or having the nature of filth; disgustingly or completely dirty.
foulness — the state or quality of being foul: The foulness of the accusation incensed us all.
grubbiness — dirty; slovenly: children with grubby faces and sad eyes.

All 9 Synonyms of uncleanliness

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