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- [adjective klen-lee; adverb kleen-lee]
- /adjective ˈklɛn li; adverb ˈklin li/
- /ˈklen.li.nəs/
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- [adjective klen-lee; adverb kleen-lee]
- /adjective ˈklɛn li; adverb ˈklin li/
Definitions of cleanliness word
- uncountable noun cleanliness Cleanliness is the degree to which people keep themselves and their surroundings clean. 3
- adjective cleanliness personally neat; careful to keep or make clean: The cat is by nature a cleanly animal. 1
- adjective cleanliness habitually kept clean. 1
- adjective cleanliness Obsolete. cleansing; making clean. 1
- adverb cleanliness in a clean manner. 1
- noun cleanliness The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene. 1
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Origin of cleanliness
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English clenlich(e), Old English clǣnlīc, equivalent to clǣne clean + -līc -ly
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Parts of speech for Cleanliness
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cleanliness popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cleanliness usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cleanliness
noun cleanliness
- freshness — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.
- purity — the condition or quality of being pure; freedom from anything that debases, contaminates, pollutes, etc.: the purity of drinking water.
- sanitation — the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
- neatness — in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
- tidiness — neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
Antonyms for cleanliness
noun cleanliness
- filth — offensive or disgusting dirt or refuse; foul matter: the filth dumped into our rivers.
- grimy — covered with grime; dirty: I shook his grimy hand.
- dirtiness — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- uncleanness — not clean; dirty.
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