messiness

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noun

The property of being messy.

“She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary.”

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messmussmussinessuntidiness
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Meanings

nounmessiness (countable and uncountable, plural messinesses)

plural messinesses

  1. countableuncountableThe property of being messy.

    She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna state of confusion and disorderliness

Similar
messmussmussiness
Broader
disorderlinessdisorder

nounthe trait of being untidy and messy

Similar
untidiness
Broader
uncleanliness
Also see
messmussmussinessunkemptitudeuntidiness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From messy + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

messiness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messiness

MLA

“messiness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messiness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “messiness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/messiness.

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