MESSINESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The trait of being untidy and messy

Synonyms:

messiness; untidiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("messiness" is a kind of...):

uncleanliness (lack of cleanly habits)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "messiness"):

disarray; disorderliness (untidiness (especially of clothing and appearance))

Derivation:

messy (dirty and disorderly)

Meaning:

A state of confusion and disorderliness

Example:

she smoothed the mussiness of the bed

Synonyms:

mess; messiness; muss; mussiness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("messiness" is a kind of...):

disorder; disorderliness (a condition in which things are not in their expected places)

Derivation:

messy (dirty and disorderly)