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cleanliness

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[klen-lee-nis] / ˈklɛn li nɪs /

noun

  1. the quality, state, or habit of being cleanly, or keeping oneself clean and neat.

    personal cleanliness.

  2. the quality, state, or habit of being kept clean, as a place or object.

    the cleanliness of the restaurant.

  3. the state or quality of being morally pure or upright.

    spiritual cleanliness.

Etymology

Origin of cleanliness

First recorded in 1425–75; Middle English clenlynesse, clenlines , cleanly ( def. ), -ness ( def. )

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