messiness — the state or quality of being messy; untidiness or disorder
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: the state or quality of being messy; untidiness or disorder
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈmesiˌnəs/
Example Sentences
- Despite the messiness of his desk, he could always find what he needed.
- The messiness of the kitchen after the cooking show looked like a food tornado hit it.
- She embraced the messiness of parenting rather than trying to control everything.
messiness
NOUN[/ˈmesiˌnəs/]
the state or quality of being messy; untidiness or disorder
💡 Concept
the state or quality of being messy; untidiness or disorder
🎵 Rhyme
The messiness of business brings on dizziness!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈmesiˌnəs/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈmesiˌnəs/
🌳Etymology
Rootmess
Suffix--iness
🎵Rhyme
businessdizzinessfizziness
business
dizziness
fizziness
🔗Collocations
emotional messiness
avoid messiness
deal with messiness
organizational messiness
messiness of life
reduce messiness
📝Examples
“Despite the messiness of his desk, he could always find what he needed.”
😄 Fun example
“The messiness of the kitchen after the cooking show looked like a food tornado hit it.”
“She embraced the messiness of parenting rather than trying to control everything.”
😄 Fun example
“The messiness of his hair made him look like he'd been struck by lightning.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
disorderuntidinesschaosclutterdisarray
Antonyms
neatnessordertidiness
Related
messymessdisorganizationconfusion
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