unkemptness

/ənˈkɛmptnəs/ noun

The state or condition of being unkempt.

Word Origin From Old English cemban 'to comb' — unkempt literally means 'uncombed.' The breakdown un+kempt+ness shows the negative prefix un-, the root kempt (an old past participle of comb), and the noun suffix -ness. The same root gives us comb and honeycomb (the comb-like structure of beeswax).

noun The state or condition of being unkempt. countable

His unkemptness was evident from his messy hair and wrinkled clothes.

(名词) 不修边幅;邋遢;蓬头垢面 【不修边幅的状态】

他蓬乱的头发和皱巴巴的衣服明显显示出他的不修边幅。

(sustantivo) El estado o condición de estar desaliñado o despeinado.

Su desaliño era evidente por su cabello despeinado y su ropa arrugada.

(nom) négligé; débraillé; aspect négligé; aspect débraillé [État d'une personne dont l'apparence est négligée ou laissée en désordre.]

Son unkemptness se voyait à ses cheveux en bataille et à ses vêtements froissés.

(Substantiv) Ungepflegtheit; Vernachlässigtheit [Der Zustand oder die Eigenschaft, ungepflegt zu sein.]

Seine **unkemptness** war an seinen zerzausten Haaren und zerknitterten Kleidern zu erkennen.

(名詞) 身なりや髪などが手入れされておらず、乱れている状態。

彼の **unkemptness** は、くしゃくしゃの髪とシワだらけの服を見れば明らかだった。

(substantivo) desleixo; desasseio; desalinho; desarrumo [O estado ou condição de ser descuidado ou desarrumado.]

Seu desleixo era evidente pelo cabelo bagunçado e roupas amassadas.

Word parts: un + kempt + ness

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