unkemptness

English

Etymology

unkempt +‎ -ness

Noun

unkemptness (uncountable)

1. The state or condition of being unkempt.
   • 1920, H.P. Lovecraft, From Beyond:

     And if added to this there be a repellent unkemptness, a wild disorder of dress, a bushiness of dark hair white at the roots, and an unchecked growth of white beard on a face once clean-shaven, the cumulative effect is quite shocking.