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tidiness|ˈtaɪdɪnɪs| [f. as prec. + -ness.] The quality or condition of being tidy (in various senses: see the adj.); † seasonableness; orderliness, neatness.
1567J. Maplet Gr. Forest 9 b, For lacke of their naturall..growth and tidinesse in ripening. 1800A. Opie Let. in Life v. (1854) 74 He has gotten a fit of tidyness on him. 1860Boyd Recreat. Country Parson vi. 200 Tidiness is a great source of cheerfulness. 1879Sala in Daily Tel. 9 June, One row of houses..admirable in their neatness, tidiness, cheerfulness, and commodiousness. |