slatternness

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noun

The condition of being a slattern; slatternliness.

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Meanings

nounslatternness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe condition of being a slattern; slatternliness.

    The two extremes of tasteless extravagance and of slatternness are to be carefully avoided.

    1831, “Mirror of the Graces”, in The Journal of Health, volume 2, page 78

Origin

From slattern + -ness.

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APA

slatternness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slatternness

MLA

“slatternness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slatternness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slatternness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slatternness.

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