slovenliness

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noun

The state or quality of being slovenly.

Similar
sloppinessunkemptness
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Meanings

nounslovenliness (countable and uncountable, plural slovenlinesses)

plural slovenlinesses

  1. uncountableThe state or quality of being slovenly.
  2. countableThe result or product of being slovenly.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

Similar
sloppinessunkemptness
Broader
untidiness
Also see
sloppinessunkemptness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From slovenly + -ness.

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Translations

Bulgarian немарливост
  • немарливост (nemarlivost)state or quality of being slovenly
German Schludrigkeit, Nachlässigkeit
  • Schludrigkeitstate or quality of being slovenly
  • Nachlässigkeitstate or quality of being slovenly
Greek λετσαρία
  • λετσαρία (letsaría)state or quality of being slovenly
Hungarian ápolatlanság
  • ápolatlanságstate or quality of being slovenly
Italian trasandatezza, sciattezza
  • trasandatezzastate or quality of being slovenly
  • sciattezzastate or quality of being slovenly
Latvian netīrīgums
  • netīrīgumsstate or quality of being slovenly
Polish abnegacja
  • abnegacjastate or quality of being slovenly
Russian неря́шливость
  • неря́шливость (nerjášlivostʹ)state or quality of being slovenly
Swedish sjabbighet
  • sjabbighetstate or quality of being slovenly
Cite this entry
APA

slovenliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slovenliness

MLA

“slovenliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slovenliness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slovenliness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slovenliness.

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