cleanness

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cleanness

  • /ˈkliːn.nəs/ UK

Rhymes with -iːnəs

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From Old English clǣnnes, corresponding to clean + -ness.

noun cleannesses

  1. uncountable, usually Moral purity; innocence. Certes sayd the good man that is sothe / for he shalle be the best knyghte of the world and the fairest of alle the felauship / But wete yow wel there shall none atteyne it but by clennes that is pure confession

    Similar: guiltlessness, blamelessness, cleanness, inculpability, innocence, innocency, unguilt

  2. uncountable, usually The state of being physically clean and free of contamination or dirt; cleanliness. "But if so, why do you see so many young children on steam trains - apart, that is, from being dragged along by their fathers, or grandfathers? "I think they enjoy them because they are simply so different, so mechanical, so hot, oily and clanky, so dirty, so 'analogue' in a digital world. They are

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noun state of being clean

Españollimpieza
हिन्दीसफ़ाई safāī
Françaispropreté
DeutschSauberkeit, Reinlichkeit
Русскийчистота́ čistotá
العربيةنَظَافَة naẓāfa

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@misc{cleanness_2026,
  title = {cleanness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cleanness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}