slovenliness
Careless messy state
Slovenliness is the quality of being messy, careless, or unkempt.
It applies to personal appearance—unwashed clothes, uncombed hair—and to work habits: The slovenliness of his research was evident in every footnote.
The word carries moral judgment, suggesting not just disorder but a failure of self-discipline.
Untidy collection of items
- messinessState of disarray
- disarrayLack of order
- jumbleConfused disorderly collection
- muddleDisordered, bewildered state
chaos · disorder · confusion · shambles · haphazardness · hodgepodge · mishmash · disorderliness
Untidy in appearance
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- scruffyMessily neglected in appearance
- rumpledCrinkled from neglect
- tousledDisordered, especially hair
bedraggled · frowzy · slatternly · mussy · sloppiness · disarray · messiness · wrinkled
Foul, accumulated matter
- grimeIngrained surface dirt
- dirtLoose dry earth
- dinginessDull, dirty condition
- foulnessOffensive, corrupt quality
muck · grubbiness · uncleanliness · griminess · sordidness · mustiness · dirtiness · seediness
Inattention causing mistakes
- neglectFailure to provide care
- inattentionLack of focus
- laxityLack of strictness
- remissnessCulpable lack of care
slackness · heedlessness · indifference · dereliction · nonchalance · unconcern · disregard · thoughtlessness
clutter
Untidy collection of items
muddle · chaos · disorder · confusion · shambles · haphazardness · hodgepodge · mishmash · disorderliness · untidiness
disheveled
Untidy in appearance
tousled · bedraggled · frowzy · slatternly · mussy · sloppiness · disarray · messiness · wrinkled · raggedness
filth
Foul, accumulated matter
foulness · muck · grubbiness · uncleanliness · griminess · sordidness · mustiness · dirtiness · seediness · shabbiness
carelessness
Inattention causing mistakes
- neglectFailure to provide care
- inattentionLack of focus
- laxityLack of strictness
remissness · slackness · heedlessness · indifference · dereliction · nonchalance · unconcern · disregard · thoughtlessness · shiftlessness
- sloppinessmessiness, untidiness, dishevelment, unkemptness, scruffiness
- filthdirt, grime, dirty, filthy, muck
- neglectneglect, neglected, abandonment, carelessness, disregard
- uglinessugliness, unattractiveness, unsightliness, hideousness, homeliness
slovenlinessneatness
State of being tidy
tidiness · smartness · immaculateness · spruceness · orderliness
slovenlinessneatness
State of being tidy
tidiness · orderliness · cleanliness · organization · spotlessness
slovenlinessmeticulousness
Extreme carefulness in details
discipline · fastidiousness · punctiliousness · carefulness · thoroughness