slovenliness
1
8.3
- noun
- /ˈslʌvənlɪs/
:
desaliño
- The office's slovenliness was criticized during the team's performance review.
- such slovenliness
Examples
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Such slovenliness in one's neighbors is so unpleasant that even husbands and wives in West Vesey Place, which was the street where the Dorsets lived, had gotten to the point where they didn't like to joke about it with each other.
Fiction book (1996) -
Of course, her slovenliness, along with the slack behavior and thought connected to it, is the reason for her unhappiness.
Blog text (17) -
There's no excuse for slovenliness.
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On any other day, she would confront his slovenliness.
Blog text (4) -
My husband's attitude about my slovenliness is subtly altered.
Fiction book (1997) -
There, in the crowd, in the muddle, she seemed like an alien, something put there for contrast to underscore the surrounding squalor and slovenliness.
Fiction book (1996) -
For others, the mess of a chaotic and disorganized home or the slovenliness of a frequently inebriated parent may be too embarrassing to risk inviting friends to visit.
Academic text (1995) -
The slovenliness of the room made it difficult to find his books and papers.
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Her slovenliness was evident in her wrinkled clothes and unkempt hair.
Synonyms
20
8.0
Dirty and unpleasant living conditions caused by poverty or neglect
5
3.7
Careless, untidy behaviour that shows little attention to detail
4
1.6
A situation when things are untidy and hard to find
1
6.0
A state of being dirty and likely to spread disease
1
6.1
A state of looking old, worn, or dirty
1
2.5
Mess and things not in order in a place
1
1.0
Not being clean because it has mud, dust or stains
1
8.8
A state of being dirty and morally bad
1
4.5
A messy, untidy look or way of dressing that seems careless
1
5.5
A state when a place or person is dirty and not cared for
1
4.2
A very dirty state with waste and rubbish
A state of being messy and untidy
A state when things are untidy and not cared for
A lack of order that makes places or things messy
A state in which things are dirty and can make people ill
Very dirty and unpleasant places caused by poverty or lack of care
A state of being dirty or bad in a moral way, for example a filthy place
Being dirty and shabby in appearance because of old or untidy clothes
A shabby, dirty look from old, worn clothes
Antonyms
How Neat
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Slovenliness comes from sloven, an old word for a lazy, untidy person, plus the ending -liness meaning 'quality'. So slovenliness is the 'quality' of being messy or careless, which is why we use it for untidy habits or looks.