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unkemptness

unkemptness noun: the state or condition of being unkempt.

Noun

unkemptness (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being unkempt.
    • 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.1920, H.P. Lovecraft, From Beyond

Origin of unkemptness

From unkempt + -ness.

Questions about unkemptness

What does unkemptness mean?
Unkemptness means the state or condition of being unkempt.
What part of speech is unkemptness?
Unkemptness is a noun.

Words near unkemptness in the dictionary

  1. unkembed
  2. unkemmed
  3. unkempt
  4. unkemptitude
  5. unkemptly
  6. unkemptness
  7. unken
  8. unken reflex
  9. unkend
  10. unkenned
  11. unkennel

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