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单词 cleanliness
释义 clean·li·ness
\ˈklenlēnə̇s, -lin-\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: Middle English clenlynesse, from clenly cleanly + -nesse -ness
: the quality or state of being cleanly:
 a. : freedom from superficial foulness or imperfections (as dust, grease, incrustation, mechanical burrs)
 b. : the condition or habit of being clean; specifically : diligence in keeping clean in person and dress
  < cleanliness is indeed next to godliness — John Wesley >
 c. : unalloyed or unblemished quality or purity
  < Huxley's effort to introduce fresh air and intellectual cleanliness into the Augean stables of official science — M.R.Cohen >
 specifically : freedom from moral frailty or impurity of motive
  < as he spoke of the cleanliness of Washington's soul — Van Wyck Brooks >
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