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sluttishness

sluttishness

1 9.9
A messy, dirty way of living that shows little care
  • noun
  • /ˈslʌtɪʃnəs/
  • Offensive
translation icon : [DESPECTIVO] desaliño
  • The landlady scolded her tenant for the sluttishness of his room.

Examples

  • The sluttishness of the old house made it uninviting.

  • Her sluttishness was evident in her messy room.

  • He was appalled by the sluttishness of the once-immaculate home.

  • Some novels portray urban decay through the sluttishness of their characters' surroundings.

  • Her room was filled with clutter, a clear sign of her sluttishness and disorganized habits.

  • The restaurant's sluttishness in cleanliness led to a decline in customers and reviews.

  • After months of neglect, the garden exhibited a sluttishness that was evident in its overgrown weeds.

Synonyms

slovenliness
vssluttishness
1 8.3

Being untidy, dirty, and careless about clothes or work

carries implied sexual or moral disapproval beyond mere untidiness
sleaziness
vssluttishness
7.7

Being dirty and shabby in appearance because of old or untidy clothes

focuses on general untidiness and lack of cleanliness rather than shabby dress
sluthood
vssluttishness
  • Offensive
9.9

A state of being seen as having sex with many people

refers to untidiness and unclean habits rather than sexual behavior

Antonyms

cleanliness
26 1.0

Being free from dirt and keeping things tidy

neatness
7 1.0

Being tidy and having things in order

tidiness
2 1.4

The habit of keeping things neat and in order

How Untidy

sluttishness
  • Offensive
1 9.9
sloppiness
5 3.7
tidiness
2 1.4

Surface Forms

sluttishness singular
sluttishnesses plural

Morphology

sluttishness = sluttish (transparent) = slut + ish + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'sluttish' using the productive suffix '-ness' to denote the state or quality.

Etymology

Sluttishness comes from slut, which long ago meant 'an untidy or lazy person', and the parts -ish meaning 'kind of' and -ness meaning 'the state of'. So, like the common word slovenly, sluttishness is the 'state of being' untidy or unclean.