unseemliness

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noun

The state of being unseemly.

Similar
immoralityindecencyunvirtuousnessdishonourimprobityimproprietyundecencyungodliness
Opposite
seemliness
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Meanings

noununseemliness (countable and uncountable, plural unseemlinesses)

plural unseemlinesses

  1. countableuncountableThe state of being unseemly.

    Indeed, on several occasions, the Bishop of Lincoln was forced to upbraid both abbess and nuns for unseemliness in dress and behaviour.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 174

    Synonyms: immorality, indecency, unvirtuousness, dishonour, immorality, improbity, impropriety, indecency · Antonyms: seemliness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state of being unseemly.

Similar
immoralityindecencyunvirtuousnessdishonourimmoralityimprobityimproprietyindecencyundecencyungodlinessunhonourunprobityunproprietyunrighteousnessunrightfulnessunsaintlinessunuprightnessunvirtuousnesswickedness
Opposite
seemliness

More synonyms by meaning

nouna lack of consideration for others

Opposite
seemliness
Broader
indecorumindecorousness
Also see
dishonourimmoralityimprobityimproprietyindecencyungodlinessunhonourunproprietyunrighteousnessunrightfulnessunsaintlinessunuprightnessunvirtuousnesswickedness

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From unseemly + -ness.

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Translations

French malséance
  • malséanceState
Polish nieodpowiedniość, niewłaściwość
  • nieodpowiedniośćState
  • niewłaściwośćState
  • niestosownośćState
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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