# nastiness

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #48,375

## Definitions
1. Lack of cleanliness.
2. Dirt, filth.
3. Indecency; corruption; unkindness, meanness, spite, harshness, cruelty.
4. Unpleasantness, disagreeableness (to the senses).
5. A nasty action, object, quality, etc. (all senses of nasty).

## Etymology
From nasty + -ness.

## Common misspellings (12)
`anstiness`, `nasitness`, `nasstiness`, `nastienss`, `nastines`, `nastinness`, `nastinses`, `nastniess`, `nasttiness`, `natsiness`, `nnastiness`, `nsatiness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nastiness