Sloppiness: meaning, definitions and examples
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sloppiness
[ ˈslɑːpiˌnəs ]
in work environment
The quality of not caring about the details or being careless in one's work.
Synonyms
carelessness, messiness, negligence
Examples of usage
- Her sloppiness in the presentation led to a lot of errors.
- The boss was not happy with the sloppiness of the report.
in personal habits
The state of being untidy or messy in appearance or behavior.
Synonyms
disorderliness, laziness, slovenliness
Examples of usage
- His sloppiness in dressing often gave a bad impression.
- She was criticized for her sloppiness in keeping her room clean.
Translations
Translations of the word "sloppiness" in other languages:
🇵🇹 desleixo
- desordem
- negligência
🇮🇳 लापरवाही
- अव्यवस्था
- ढिलाई
🇩🇪 Schlamperei
- Unordnung
- Nachlässigkeit
🇮🇩 kelalaian
- ketidakrapian
- kecerobohan
🇺🇦 неохайність
- безлад
- недбалість
🇵🇱 niechlujstwo
- bałagan
- niedbalstwo
🇯🇵 だらしなさ (darashinasa)
- 乱雑 (ranzatsu)
- 怠慢 (taiman)
🇫🇷 négligence
- désordre
- laisser-aller
🇪🇸 descuido
- desorden
- negligencia
🇹🇷 dikkatsizlik
- dağınıklık
- ihmal
🇰🇷 부주의 (bujui)
- 어지러움 (eojireoum)
- 태만 (taeman)
🇸🇦 إهمال
- فوضى
- عدم الانتباه
🇨🇿 nedbalost
- nepořádek
- lajdáctví
🇸🇰 nedbalosť
- neporiadok
- lajdáctvo
🇨🇳 邋遢 (lātà)
- 乱 (luàn)
- 疏忽 (shūhū)
🇸🇮 neurejenost
- nered
- zanemarjanje
🇮🇸 skeytingarleysi
- óreiða
- hirðuleysi
🇰🇿 ұқыпсыздық
- бейберекет
- немқұрайлылық
🇬🇪 უგემოვნება
- უწესრიგობა
- დაუდევრობა
🇦🇿 səliqəsizlik
- nizamsızlıq
- laqeydlik
🇲🇽 descuido
- desorden
- negligencia
Word origin
The word 'sloppiness' originates from the adjective 'sloppy' which dates back to the 17th century. It is derived from the verb 'slop' which means to spill or splash. Over time, 'sloppiness' came to signify a lack of neatness or care in various contexts.