Meanings
adjectivecleansing (comparative more cleansing, superlative most cleansing)
comparative more cleansing · superlative most cleansing
nouncleansing (countable and uncountable, plural cleansings)
plural cleansings
- countableuncountableThe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Regular skin cleansing may help to prevent acne.
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cleanse
Synonyms & antonyms
More synonyms by meaning
adjectivecleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands
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adjectiveacting like an antiseptic
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Translations
Ancient Greek καθαρισμός
- καθαρισμός (katharismós)the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Finnish puhdistava
- puhdistavathat cleanses
French détergent, détersif
- détergentthat cleanses
- détersifthat cleanses
Greek απορρυπαντικός, καθαριστικός
- απορρυπαντικός (aporrypantikós)that cleanses
- καθαριστικός (katharistikós)that cleanses
Irish glantach
- glantachthat cleanses
Italian detergente, pulitore
- detergentethat cleanses
- pulitorethat cleanses
- puliziathe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Portuguese detergente
- detergentethat cleanses
Romanian detergent
- detergentthat cleanses
Russian очищающий, очище́ние
- очищающий (očiščajuščij)that cleanses
- очище́ние (očiščénije)the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
- чи́стка (čístka)the process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Spanish limpieza, depuración
- limpiezathe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
- depuraciónthe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
- acendramientothe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
- aquilatamientothe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
- abstersiónthe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Swedish renande, rengörande
- renandethat cleanses
- rengörandethat cleanses
- reningthe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
- rengöringthe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
- rensningthe process of removing dirt, toxins etc.
Cite this entry
APA
cleansing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleansing
MLA
“cleansing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleansing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleansing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleansing.
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