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I've let a lot of my type A personality go. When you have a kid, the messiness doesn't matter anymore.
Tiffani Thiessen

Meaning of "messiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MESSINESS

messiness  [ˈmesɪnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MESSINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Messiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MESSINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of messiness in the English dictionary

The definition of messiness in the dictionary is the quality or state of being dirty, confused, or untidy.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MESSINESS


bossiness
ˈbɒsɪnɪs
fussiness
ˈfʌsɪnɪs
gassiness
ˈɡæsɪnɪs
glassiness
ˈɡlɑːsɪnɪs
glitziness
ˈɡlɪtsɪnɪs
glossiness
ˈɡlɒsɪnɪs
grassiness
ˈɡrɑːsɪnɪs
greasiness
ˈɡriːsɪnɪs
iciness
ˈaɪsɪnɪs
juiciness
ˈdʒuːsɪnɪs
laciness
ˈleɪsɪnɪs
mousiness
ˈmaʊsɪnɪs
mussiness
ˈmʌsɪnɪs
raciness
ˈreɪsɪnɪs
sassiness
ˈsæsɪnɪs
sauciness
ˈsɔːsɪnɪs
sexiness
ˈsɛksɪnɪs
spaciness
ˈspeɪsɪnɪs
spiciness
ˈspaɪsɪnɪs
waxiness
ˈwæksɪnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MESSINESS

messianic
messianically
messianism
Messidor
messier
Messier catalogue
messiest
messieurs
messily
Messina
messman
messmate
Messrs
messuage
messy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MESSINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of messiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «messiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MESSINESS

Find out the translation of messiness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of messiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «messiness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杂乱
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desorden
570 millions of speakers

English

messiness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

messiness
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفوضى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

беспорядка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

messiness
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

messiness
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désordre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kegelapan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unordnung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

乱雑さ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

어지러움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Messiness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hỗn độn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழப்பங்களும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोंधळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

messiness
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disordine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niechlujstwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

безладу
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

messiness
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ακαταστασία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

messiness
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

messiness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

messi
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of messiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MESSINESS»

The term «messiness» is regularly used and occupies the 93.253 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MESSINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about messiness

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5 QUOTES WITH «MESSINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word messiness.
1
Roz Chast
Grime is not like messiness or some fingerprints on a cabinet; it takes a long time to accumulate.
2
Joel Robuchon
When new cooks come to work for me, they obviously make mistakes at the beginning or there's some messiness to the presentation. What I always say to them is: 'If you were cooking this for your mother or your girlfriend, would you make those mistakes?'
3
Sarah Silverman
I like my messiness on stage, though I watch comics who come at a joke from every angle and I think, 'Yeah! That's how it's done!' But for me it's the audience. If I feel connected to them, I have so much fun, and if not, it stinks.
4
Tiffani Thiessen
I've let a lot of my type A personality go. When you have a kid, the messiness doesn't matter anymore.
5
Colm Toibin
I think fiction lends itself to messiness rather than the ideal, and plays well with the ironies surrounding what happens versus what should happen.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MESSINESS»

Discover the use of messiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to messiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Praying in the Messiness of Life: 7 Ways to Renew Your ...
An honest, gentle book that helps readers break out of their usual routine of prayer and discover new ways and places to pray.
Linda Douty, 2011
2
Yearnings: Embracing the Sacred Messiness of Life
In this, his first book, Rabbi Kula takes us on an excursion into the depths of our desires, applying ancient Jewish tradition to seven of our most wonderful yearnings.
Linda Loewenthal, Irwin Kula, 2006
3
Skipping Stones: A Journey of Faith in the Messiness of Life
This book is his perspective on maintaining one's faith despite struggles, isolation, and the "messiness of life." Paul Barnes was the Senior Pastor of a large, evangelical church.
D. Paul Barnes, 2009
4
Understanding Family Businesses: Undiscovered Approaches, ...
experienced despite the norm of emotional messiness in family firms. Management of emotions has perhaps most aptly been described by Aristotle: Anyone can be angry – that is easy. But to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, ...
Alan L. Carsrud, Malin Brännback, 2011
5
Connections: Exploring our connections with nature and life.
Messiness. I have seen plaques that read, “Welcome to my mess”. They usually hang in a kitchen or office but I wonder what would happen if we wore the saying around our necks. Would we really welcome others into the messiness of our ...
Judith Clister, 2014
6
I Became a Christian and All I Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
3 It's like God was hovering over this dark, chaotic messiness. What happens next? God dives into it, and he brings light to the darkness, order to the chaos, and beauty to the messiness. When I study the life of Jesus, I see this happening all ...
Vince Antonucci, 2008
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The Social Life of Dreams
Chapter. 7. The. Messiness. of. Dream. Theories. and. Cosmologies. Introduction In recent anthropological studies on dreaming, an important effort is being made to recognize the presence of a diversity of dream theories in one and the same ...
Adriënne Heijnen, 2013
8
Financial Analysis and Risk Management: Data Governance, ...
The remainder of this chapter is structured as follows: In the first section, the focus will be set on the concepts of messiness and fogginess and on the interrelationships between the two to contextualize the problem of visibility of records as a ...
Victoria Lemieux, 2012
9
The Textual Genesis of Wittgenstein’s Philosophical ...
indeterminacy, mixedness or fluidity in themselves—but philosophical confusion and distortion is very likely to ensue from failing to recognize the existence of such grammatical “messiness”. I said above that sensitivity to grammatical ...
Nuno Venturinha, 2013
10
Civic Republicanism and the Properties of Democracy: A Case ...
Placeness and the Messiness of Democracy So I am not putting forward a theory of the civic placeness of property in the hope of finding a panacea for the longstanding challenge of developing forms and arrangements of property that support ...
Erik J. Olsen, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MESSINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term messiness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Obama makes final appearance on Daily Show
... appearance on television's The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, joking with the outgoing host about his looming retirement and the messiness ... «Sky News Australia, Jul 15»
2
Literature For Optimists
The novel is about her coming to grips with life's messiness and opting for hope in the face of random despair. Paper Towns has a similar ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
3
'There Will Be Blood: The HelloFlo Guide to Puberty' By Naama …
It is about messiness. It is about talking about the confusion of puberty, and all the things happening to our bodies, or what will happen, in an open and honest ... «Bustle, Jul 15»
4
First Listen: Titus Andronicus, 'The Most Lamentable Tragedy'
But it aims for the same grand scale: a way to use immaculate craft and universal themes to expose — and even celebrate — the messiness of ... «WAMU 88.5, Jul 15»
5
Love & Hip Hop Atlanta Recap: Season 4, Episode 13, “Revenge”
Both Kalenna and Joseline congratulate her, but back out of watching the messiness unfold. 8. Stevie lets Margeaux in on his revenge. Stevie J ... «Wetpaint, Jul 15»
6
The microfinance delusion: who really wins?
In other words, it promises revolution without the messiness of class struggle. And, what is more, it promises that we can help save the poor ... «Thought Leader, Jul 15»
7
Tame Impala's 'Currents' is danceable, deep
In all of its messiness and half-regrets, Currents is an honest look at change and growth: Most songs deal with breaking someone else's heart, ... «Daily Californian, Jul 15»
8
Nonchalance at the Chateau Marmont
What I am really trying to do is learn to inhabit reality, in all its brutal, ferocious messiness. No more crazy dreamland, or doing mad stuff to ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
9
Crabbing costs virtually nothing and is a perfect 'safe risk' activity for …
I actually think this anti-messiness, in a way, is part of our consumer society because we are so image conscious. “You could give children ... «East Anglian Daily Times, Jul 15»
10
How Zille fought the trolls, and won, on her Twitter battlefield
In between all this messiness, and often during it, for four years Zille has tried to present to the country her best self. It is remarkable how much ... «Times LIVE, Jul 15»

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