cleanliness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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- /ˈklɛn.li.nɛs/ (South-Asia)
- /ˈklin-/ (South-Asia)
Etymology
Etymology tree English cleanly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cleanliness From cleanly + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.
Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings.
1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 137:
- (uncountable, usually) Ritual purity.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cleanlinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cleanliness is next to godliness
Relateds
Translations (60)
be чысціня́ (the property of being cleanly) · be чыстата́ (the property of being cleanly) · grc καθαρότης (the property of being cleanly) · da renlighed (the property of being cleanly) · tr taharet (the property of being cleanly) · sh čistoća (the property of being cleanly) · sh чистоћа (the property of being cleanly) · br naetadurezh (the property of being cleanly) · hu tisztaság (the property of being cleanly) · eo pureco (the property of being cleanly) · qu mayllay (the property of being cleanly) · izh siivo (the property of being cleanly) · sh чистост (the property of being cleanly) · pl czystota (the property of being cleanly) · sk čistota (the property of being cleanly) · be чы́стасць (the property of being cleanly) · te శుభ్రము (the property of being cleanly) · de Reinlichkeit (the property of being cleanly) · ota تمیزلك (the property of being cleanly) · ru чистота́ (the property of being cleanly) · uk чистота́ (the property of being cleanly) · tr temizlik (the property of being cleanly) · ja 清潔 (the property of being cleanly) · cs čistota (the property of being cleanly) · bg чистота́ (the property of being cleanly) · sl čistoča (the property of being cleanly) · sk čistosť (the property of being cleanly) · it pulizia (the property of being cleanly) · cmn 清潔 /清洁 (the property of being cleanly) · sh čistost (the property of being cleanly) · pt limpeza (the property of being cleanly) · cs čistost (the property of being cleanly) · nn reinslegheit (the property of being cleanly) · he ניקיון (the property of being cleanly) · fi puhtaus (the property of being cleanly) · ca netedat (the property of being cleanly) · el καθαριότητα (the property of being cleanly) · mk чистота (the property of being cleanly) · hy մաքրություն (the property of being cleanly) · ta தூய்மை (the property of being cleanly) · fi siisteys (the property of being cleanly) · nn reinsemd (the property of being cleanly) · ga glanachar (the property of being cleanly) · hi सफ़ाई (the property of being cleanly) · sw usafi (the property of being cleanly) · nb renslighet (the property of being cleanly) · ga glaineacht (the property of being cleanly) · fr propreté (the property of being cleanly) · az təmizlik (the property of being cleanly) · uk чи́стість (the property of being cleanly) · nb reinslighet (the property of being cleanly) · lv tīrīgums (the property of being cleanly) · es limpieza (the property of being cleanly) · pl czystość (the property of being cleanly) · de Sauberkeit (the property of being cleanly) · ar نَظَافَة (the property of being cleanly) · io neteso (the property of being cleanly) · ru чи́стость (the property of being cleanly) · ota طهارت (the property of being cleanly) · pdt Reinheit (the property of being cleanly)