Unkemptness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ʌŋkˈɛmptnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/ʌŋkˈɛmptnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ʌŋkˈɛmptnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /ʌŋkˈɛmptnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sloppiness slovenliness

Word Forms

sloppy	adjective	lacking neatness or order
slovenly	adjective	negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
unkempt	adjective	not properly maintained or cared for

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unordnung

ein Mangel an Ordnung und Ordnung; nicht gepflegt

🇫🇷French

négligence

un manque d'ordre et de propreté; pas soigné

🇪🇸Spanish

descuido

falta de orden y orden; no cuidado

🇮🇹Italian

trasandatezza

una mancanza di ordine e pulizia; non curato

🇳🇱Dutch

onverzorgdheid

een gebrek aan orde en netheid; niet verzorgd

🇵🇹Portuguese

desleixo

falta de ordem e arrumação; não se importava

🇷🇺Russian

неопрятность

отсутствие порядка и опрятности; не заботился

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गन्दापन

व्यवस्था और साफ़-सफ़ाई की कमी; परवाह नहीं की गई

🇧🇩Bengali

অসম্পূর্ণতা

শৃঙ্খলা এবং পরিপাটিতার অভাব; যত্ন না

🇮🇳Tamil

அலட்சியம்

ஒழுங்கு மற்றும் ஒழுங்கின்மை; கவலைப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్తవ్యస్తత

క్రమం మరియు చక్కదనం లేకపోవడం; పట్టించుకోలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अपूर्णता

सुव्यवस्था आणि नीटनेटकेपणाचा अभाव; काळजी नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અવ્યવસ્થિતતા

વ્યવસ્થા અને વ્યવસ્થિતતાનો અભાવ; કાળજી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಶುದ್ಧತೆ

ಕ್ರಮ ಮತ್ತು ಅಚ್ಚುಕಟ್ಟಾದ ಕೊರತೆ; ಕಾಳಜಿ ವಹಿಸಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂന്യത

ക്രമത്തിൻ്റെയും വൃത്തിയുടെയും അഭാവം; ശ്രദ്ധിച്ചിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਦਾਗਤਾ

ਕ੍ਰਮ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਫ਼-ਸਫ਼ਾਈ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ; ਦੀ ਪਰਵਾਹ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے ترتیبی

ترتیب اور صفائی کی کمی؛ پرواہ نہیں ہے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蓬头垢面

缺乏秩序和整洁；不被照顾

🇯🇵Japanese

だらしない

a lack of order and tidiness;世話をされていない

🇰🇷Korean

깔끔함

질서와 정돈의 부족; 돌보지 않았다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự nhếch nhác

thiếu trật tự và ngăn nắp; không được chăm sóc

🇹🇭Thai

ความรุงรัง

ขาดความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อยและความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อย ไม่ได้รับการดูแล

🇮🇩Indonesian

ketidakteraturan

kurangnya ketertiban dan kerapian; tidak dirawat

🇵🇭Filipino

kalungkutan

kakulangan ng kaayusan at kalinisan; hindi inaalagaan

🇲🇾Malay

kekotoran

kekurangan ketertiban dan kekemasan; tidak dipedulikan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عدم الاكتراث

الافتقار إلى النظام والنظافة. لا يهتم

🇮🇷Persian

بی نظمی

عدم نظم و آراستگی؛ مراقبت نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

dağınıklık

düzen ve düzen eksikliği; umursamadı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר נוחות

חוסר סדר וסדר; לא אכפת

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The primary meaning of 'unkemptness' is 'a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for'.

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Using 'unkemptness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'unkemptness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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