unkemptness

Questions about unkemptness

What does unkemptness mean?

unkemptness means "a lack of order and tidiness; not cared for".

How many syllables are in unkemptness?

unkemptness has 3 syllables and divides as un-kempt-ness under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for unkemptness?

Close synonyms include sloppiness, slovenliness. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is unkemptness a common word?

unkemptness is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.