uncleanness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *uncleanness*:
NOUN	state	uncleanness, dirtiness	the state of being unsanitary

English > *uncleanness*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	The state of being unsanitary.
Synonym	dirtiness
Narrower	befoulment, defilement, pollution	The state of being polluted
	dinginess, dinge	discoloration due to dirtiness
	dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge	The state of being covered with unclean things
	dustiness	The state of being covered with dust
	feculence	Something that is feculent
	griminess, grubbiness	The state of being grimy
	smuttiness, sootiness	The state of being dirty with soot
	sordidness, squalor, squalidness	sordid dirtiness
Broader	sanitary condition	The state of sanitation (clean or dirty)
Opposite	cleanness	The state of being clean
Spanish	suciedad
Catalan	brutícia
Adjectives	unclean	having a physical or moral blemish so as to make impure according to dietary or ceremonial laws
Adjectives	unclean	soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

HyperDic: uncleanness