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UNSANITARINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unsanitariness mean? 

UNSANITARINESS (noun)
  The noun UNSANITARINESS has 1 sense:

1. a state that is not conducive to healthplay

  Familiarity information: UNSANITARINESS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


UNSANITARINESS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state that is not conducive to health

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("unsanitariness" is a kind of...):

sanitary condition (the state of sanitation (clean or dirty))

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "unsanitariness"):

filth; filthiness; foulness; nastiness (a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse)

dunghill (a foul or degraded condition)

Antonym:

sanitariness (the state of being conducive to health)

Derivation:

unsanitary (not sanitary or healthful)


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