weediness
Garden's neglected condition
Weediness is the quality of being weedy—thin, lanky, and lacking physical robustness.
A teenager might be teased for his weediness before he fills out.
The term can also describe land overgrown with weeds: the weediness of the neglected garden.
In both senses, it suggests something that needs tending or strengthening.
Excessively covered in vegetation
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- untendedNot looked after
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
- disrepairPoor maintained condition
deterioration · derelict · unattended · shabby · dilapidated · ramshackle · abandoned · forgotten
Rapid increase in quantity
- spreadTo distribute widely
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- infestationPest takeover situation
- overrunSpread throughout uncontrollably
colonization · dominance · choking · crowding · takeover · displacement · outcompeting · smothering
Tall and ungainly thin
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- scrawnyUnattractively thin and bony
- spindlyThin and fragile-looking
- thinSmall in diameter
skinny · slight · bony · stringy · angular · gaunt · lean · rangy
Not domesticated
- unrulyDifficult to control
- unmanagedLacking direction or control
- chaoticTotally without arrangement
- feralWild after domestication
naturalized · uncultivated · spontaneous · rewilding · meadow · verge · hedgerow · roadside
Ability to endure adversity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- toughnessResilient durability under strain
survivability · endurance · robustness · vigor · regrowth · deep-rooted · stubborn · ineradicable
overgrown
Excessively covered in vegetation
- unkemptUntidy in appearance
- untendedNot looked after
- disheveledUntidy in appearance
disrepair · deterioration · derelict · unattended · shabby · dilapidated · ramshackle · abandoned · forgotten · rundown
proliferation
Rapid increase in quantity
- spreadTo distribute widely
- encroachmentGradual intrusion on territory
- infestationPest takeover situation
overrun · colonization · dominance · choking · crowding · takeover · displacement · outcompeting · smothering · aggressive
lanky
Tall and ungainly thin
thin · skinny · slight · bony · stringy · angular · gaunt · lean · rangy · reedy
untamed
Not domesticated
feral · naturalized · uncultivated · spontaneous · rewilding · meadow · verge · hedgerow · roadside · wasteland
hardiness
Ability to endure adversity
- persistenceContinuing despite difficulty
- tenacityPersistent grip or resolve
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
toughness · survivability · endurance · robustness · vigor · regrowth · deep-rooted · stubborn · ineradicable · perennial
weedinessmanicured
Carefully trimmed and tended
cultivation · tidiness · neatness · immaculateness · groomed
weedinessmuscularity
Bodily strength and definition
burliness · sturdiness · stockiness · brawniness · huskiness
weedinessrobustness
Resistance to failure
sturdiness · hardiness · vigor · strength · vitality
weed, weeds, weedy, weedkiller, weedier, weediest, weedless, weedlike, weedkillers