négligé

/ne.gli.ʒe/

adjective B1

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. unkempt, sloppy

Similar words

désordonné

Close synonyms for "untidy, unkempt."

Similar in other languages

German

unordentlich

unordentlich (untidy) and French négligé (unkempt, sloppy) both describe a messy, careless state.

Practice

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