cleanlinessclean‧li‧ness /ˈklenlinəs/ noun [uncountable] cleanlinessOrigin:
1400-1500 cleanly ‘pure, clean’ (11-21 centuries), from Old English clænlic, from clæne; ➔ CLEAN1 - Always those twin concerns: cleanliness and efficiency.
- Improved cleanliness of young children can reduce the nasal and ocular discharges that constitute a major reservoir of infectious material.
- In general the principles depend on cleanliness and appropriateness of animals to their habitats.
- Sacrificing cleanliness to modesty, I left my trousers on.
- Some parents have very high expectations of cleanliness and expect complete conformity from their child.
- The definition of cleanliness would delight a philosopher or scholar but is unwieldy in practice.
- Their preference for cleanliness extends to a marked dislike of the chemicals that we may choose to chuck in.
nouncleanercleaningcleanlinesscleancleanserverbcleancleanseadverbcleancleanlyadjectiveclean ≠ unclean