cleanness

[ kleen-nis ]

noun

1. the state or quality of having clean or trim lines:

   the cleanness of the aircraft’s design.

2. the state or quality of being gracefully spare, or forceful and simple:

   the author’s cleanness of style and expression.

3. the quality or state of being clean and neat; cleanliness:

   the cleanness of the air.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cleanness¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English clennesse, clennes, clean ( def ), -ness ( def )

Example Sentences

But that cleanness can sometimes seem like coolness: an objective, almost clinical feeling, matched by the hard white light glaring on the orchestra.

From New York Times

When I asked, many of those who said they had a favorite vodka named traditionally understood qualities: smoothness, cleanness, purity, that presence of absence.

From Washington Post

That’s tragic because I adore vodka; I love its crispness and its cleanness.

From The Guardian

Sessegnon had plenty of time to feel the hammer of his heart but concentrated purely on the cleanness of the finish.

From The Guardian

You could really tell the cleanness in that heat source as opposed to all natural briquettes or even just like something that's not all natural.

From Salon