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UNKEMPTNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A lack of order and tidiness; not cared for
Synonyms:
sloppiness; slovenliness; unkemptness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("unkemptness" is a kind of...):
untidiness (the condition of being untidy)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unkemptness"):
shagginess (unkemptness of hair)
Derivation:
unkempt (not properly maintained or cared for)
unkempt (not neatly combed)