Meanings
noununkemptness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe state or condition of being unkempt.
And if added to this there be a repellent unkemptness, a wild disorder of dress, a bushiness of dark hair white at the roots, and an unchecked growth of white beard on a face once clean-shaven, the cumulative effect is quite shocking.
1920, H.P. Lovecraft, From Beyond
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
Esperanto maltualetiteco
- maltualetitecocondition of being unkempt
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APA
unkemptness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkemptness
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“unkemptness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkemptness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unkemptness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unkemptness.
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