messiness

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English messy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English messiness From messy + -ness.

1. The property of being messy.

   “She was willing to forgive his messiness when they married, and pick up after him, but not that he forgot their anniversary.”