noun
Meaning 1
The state of being unclean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
uncleanness
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/ʌnˈklin.nəs/
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/ʌŋ-/
noun
Meaning 2
The result or product of being unclean.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
the state of being unsanitary
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dirtiness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sanitary condition
Narrower terms: feculence, dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge, befoulment, defilement, pollution, dinginess, dinge, dustiness, griminess, grubbiness, smuttiness, sootiness, sordidness, squalor, squalidness
History
Etymology
From Middle English unclennesse, from Old English unclǣnnes; equivalent to unclean + -ness.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌸𐌰 (unhrainiþa) — state of being unclean
- Gothic: 𐌿𐌽𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌴𐌹 (unhrainei) — state of being unclean
- Ancient Greek: ψόθος (psóthos) — state of being unclean
- Ancient Greek: μύσος (músos) — state of being unclean
- Ottoman Turkish: مردارلق (murdarlık) — state of being unclean
- Ancient Greek: ψόθος (psóthos) — result or product of being unclean