clutter
n. uncountablen. a large amount of things that are messy and not organized. You usually find it in a room or on a desk where things are not put away.
n. a collection of things lying about in an untidy or confused state. Refers to both physical objects and abstract concepts like mental or digital disorganisation.
I need to clear the clutter off my desk before I start working.
The hallway was filled with household clutter, making it difficult for guests to walk through the front door.
Minimalist design focuses on removing visual clutter to create a space that promotes calm and clarity, whereas a lived-in home often accumulates layers of sentimental objects over time.
From Middle English cloteren (“to form clots; coagulate; heap on”), from clot (“clot”), equivalent to clot + -er (frequentative suffix). Compare Welsh cludair (“heap, pile”), cludeirio (“to heap”).