Meaning & use
slovenliness
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The quality of being careless, untidy, or lacking in neatness, especially in appearance or habits.
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His slovenliness was obvious in the pile of unwashed dishes and scattered clothes.
The inspector criticized the slovenliness of the workshop's record-keeping.
A note on using this word
"Slovenly" and "slovenliness" likely derive from an old Dutch or Flemish word for a careless or dirty person, unrelated to the country of Slovenia.
Words with a similar meaning
untidinesssloppiness
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Words with an opposite meaning
tidinessneatness
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