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UNCLEANNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being unsanitary
Synonyms:
dirtiness; uncleanness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("uncleanness" is a kind of...):
sanitary condition (the state of sanitation (clean or dirty))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "uncleanness"):
feculence (something that is feculent)
dirt; filth; grease; grime; grunge; soil; stain (the state of being covered with unclean things)
befoulment; defilement; pollution (the state of being polluted)
dinge; dinginess (discoloration due to dirtiness)
dustiness (the state of being covered with dust)
griminess; grubbiness (the state of being grimy)
smuttiness; sootiness (the state of being dirty with soot)
sordidness; squalidness; squalor (sordid dirtiness)
Derivation:
unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
unclean (having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws)
