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slatternness

slatternness noun: the condition of being a slattern; slatternliness.

Noun

slatternness (uncountable)

  1. The condition of being a slattern; slatternliness.
    • The two extremes of tasteless extravagance and of slatternness are to be carefully avoided.1831, “Mirror of the Graces”, in The Journal of Health, volume 2, page 78

Origin of slatternness

From slattern + -ness.

Questions about slatternness

What does slatternness mean?
Slatternness means the condition of being a slattern; slatternliness.
What part of speech is slatternness?
Slatternness is a noun.

Words near slatternness in the dictionary

  1. slatterned away
  2. slatterning away
  3. slatternish
  4. slatternliness
  5. slatternly
  6. slatternness
  7. slatterns
  8. slatterns away
  9. slatters
  10. slattery
  11. Slatterys

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