untidiness

«untidiness» in Mova's school dictionary: the state of being messy and not in order, like a room… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (untidiness — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Untidiness is the state of being messy and not in order, like a room with things everywhere. tree →

2) Untidiness can also mean messy work or appearance, like untidy handwriting or clothes. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday family life: arguments about untidiness in bedrooms. In school: untidiness in books and handwriting may lose marks for presentation. It tells the reader about a messy place or character.

examples

• Mum complained about the untidiness of my room. tree →
• The teacher marked down the untidiness of my work. tree →
• His untidiness drove his sister mad. tree →
• The untidiness of the garden showed nobody lived there. tree →
• Untidiness on the stairs can cause falls. tree →
• She tried to fix the untidiness of her hair before the photo. tree →

note

Uncountable. From «untidy» + «-ness»; y becomes i. Opposite: «tidiness». In safety, toys left on stairs are dangerous untidiness.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «untidiness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.