uncleanness

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English

Etymology

From Middle English unclennesse, from Old English unclǣnness; equivalent to unclean +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʌnˈklin.nəs/, /ʌŋ-/

Noun

uncleanness (countable and uncountable, plural uncleannesses)

  1. (uncountable) The state of being unclean
    • 1535 October 14 (Gregorian calendar), Myles Coverdale, transl., Biblia: The Byble,  (Coverdale Bible), : , →OCLC, III. Essdras [1 Esdras] viij:, folio vij, verso, column 2:
      e haue bꝛokẽ thy ſtatutes ⁊ cõmaundementes agayne, ⁊ mengled oꝛ ſelues wt the vnclẽnes of the outlandiſh heithen.
      e have broken thy statutes and commandments again, and mingled ourselves with the uncleanness of the foreign heathen.
  2. (countable) The result or product of being unclean.

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