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noun
The property of being messy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the trait of being untidy and messy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: untidiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: uncleanliness
Narrower terms: disarray, disorderliness
noun
a state of confusion and disorderliness
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: mess, muss, mussiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: disorderliness, disorder
History
Etymology tree English messy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English messiness From messy + -ness.
