Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

untidiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables
un-tidi-ness
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of being untidy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English untidy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English untidiness From untidy + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

untidinesses (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

dirtiness scruffiness

Synonyms

messiness

Antonyms

tidiness

Questions

What does untidiness mean?
The quality of being untidy.
Where does untidiness come from?
Etymology tree English untidy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English untidiness From untidy + -ness.

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