messiness (B2)
noun
Definition
messiness means the property of being messy. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The article uses messiness to mean the property of being messy.
The teacher asked students to find messiness in the reading.
Check the words around messiness to choose the right meaning.
How to Use messiness
- a/the messiness (noun pattern)
- Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a messiness."
- messiness in context (usage pattern)
- Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked messiness in context before translating it."
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