Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

messiness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: messi-ness
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The property of being messy.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary."

Etymology

Etymology tree English messy 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 messiness From messy + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

messinesses (plural)

Synonyms

untidiness mess muss mussiness

Questions

What does messiness mean?: The property of being messy.
Where does messiness come from?: Etymology tree English messy 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 messiness From messy + -ness.

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