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untidiness

un·ti·dy
U u

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [uhn-tahy-dee]
    • /ʌnˈtaɪ di/
    • /ʌnˈtaɪdɪnɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [uhn-tahy-dee]
    • /ʌnˈtaɪ di/

Definitions of untidiness word

  • adjective untidiness not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered: an untidy room; an untidy person. 1
  • adjective untidiness not well-organized or carried out: an untidy plan. 1
  • verb with object untidiness to mess up; disorder; disarrange: The guests untidied the room. 1

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Origin of untidiness

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at un-1, tidy

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Untidiness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

untidiness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

untidiness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for untidiness

noun untidiness

  • ataxia — lack of muscular coordination
  • clutter — Clutter is a lot of things in an untidy state, especially things that are not useful or necessary.
  • confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
  • disarray — to put out of array or order; throw into disorder.
  • dishevelment — to let down, as hair, or wear or let hang in loose disorder, as clothing.

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