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UNSANITARINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A state that is not conducive to health
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("unsanitariness" is a kind of...):
sanitary condition (the state of sanitation (clean or dirty))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unsanitariness"):
filth; filthiness; foulness; nastiness (a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse)
dunghill (a foul or degraded condition)
Antonym:
sanitariness (the state of being conducive to health)
Derivation:
unsanitary (not sanitary or healthful)
