cleanliness

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US, UK/ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/South Asia/ˈklɛn.li.nɛs/South Asia/ˈklin-/

noun

The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

Opposite
uncleanliness
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Meanings

nouncleanliness (usually uncountable, plural cleanlinesses)

plural cleanlinesses

  1. uncountableusuallyThe 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
  2. uncountableusuallyRitual purity.

Synonyms & antonyms

noundiligence in keeping clean

Opposite
uncleanliness
Broader
trait

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From cleanly + -ness.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek καθαρότης
  • καθαρότης (katharótēs)the property of being cleanly
Arabic نَظَافَة
  • نَظَافَة (naẓāfa)the property of being cleanly
Bulgarian чистота́
  • чистота́ (čistotá)the property of being cleanly
Catalan netedat
  • netedatthe property of being cleanly
Chinese Mandarin 清潔 /清洁
  • 清潔 /清洁 (qīngjié)the property of being cleanly
Czech čistota, čistost
  • čistotathe property of being cleanly
  • čistostthe property of being cleanly
Danish renlighed
  • renlighedthe property of being cleanly
Esperanto pureco
  • purecothe property of being cleanly
Finnish puhtaus, siisteys
  • puhtausthe property of being cleanly
  • siisteysthe property of being cleanly
French propreté
  • propretéthe property of being cleanly
German Sauberkeit, Reinlichkeit
  • Sauberkeitthe property of being cleanly
  • Reinlichkeitthe property of being cleanly
Greek καθαριότητα
  • καθαριότητα (kathariótita)the property of being cleanly
Hebrew ניקיון
  • ניקיון (niqaion)the property of being cleanly
Hindi सफ़ाई
  • सफ़ाई (safāī)the property of being cleanly
Hungarian tisztaság
  • tisztaságthe property of being cleanly
Irish glanachar, glaineacht
  • glanacharthe property of being cleanly
  • glaineachtthe property of being cleanly
Italian pulizia
  • puliziathe property of being cleanly
Japanese 清潔
  • 清潔 (seiketsu)the property of being cleanly
Latvian tīrīgums
  • tīrīgumsthe property of being cleanly
Norwegian Bokmål renslighet, reinslighet
  • renslighetthe property of being cleanly
  • reinslighetthe property of being cleanly
Polish czystość, czystota
  • czystośćthe property of being cleanly
  • czystotathe property of being cleanly
Portuguese limpeza
  • limpezathe property of being cleanly
Russian чистота́, чи́стость
  • чистота́ (čistotá)the property of being cleanly
  • чи́стость (čístostʹ)the property of being cleanly
Slovak čistota, čistosť
  • čistotathe property of being cleanly
  • čistosťthe property of being cleanly
Spanish limpieza
  • limpiezathe property of being cleanly
Swahili usafi
  • usafithe property of being cleanly
Tamil தூய்மை
  • தூய்மை (tūymai)the property of being cleanly
Turkish taharet, temizlik
  • taharetthe property of being cleanly
  • temizlikthe property of being cleanly
Ukrainian чистота́, чи́стість
  • чистота́ (čystotá)the property of being cleanly
  • чи́стість (čýstistʹ)the property of being cleanly
Cite this entry
APA

cleanliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanliness

MLA

“cleanliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanliness. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleanliness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleanliness.

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