messiness
messiness · messinesses
The property of being messyThe property of being messy.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)The property of being messy.
She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary.
the trait of being untidy and messy
Forms
plural: messinesses| Singular | messiness |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- the trait of being untidy and messy:untidiness
- a state of confusion and disorderliness:messmussmussiness
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedmessy
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable