UNKEMPTNESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unkemptness mean? 

• UNKEMPTNESS (noun)
  The noun UNKEMPTNESS has 1 sense:

1. a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

  Familiarity information: UNKEMPTNESS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNKEMPTNESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

sloppiness; slovenliness; unkemptness

Hypernyms ("unkemptness" is a kind of...):

untidiness (the condition of being untidy)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unkemptness"):

shagginess (unkemptness of hair)

Derivation:

unkempt (not properly maintained or cared for)

unkempt (not neatly combed)