Meanings
plural declutterings
- countableuncountableThe act or process of removing clutter; tidying, removing unwanted or messy items from a given place.First known use 20th c.
Decluttering is an act of compassion—for yourself and for others, because it frees you from draining influences so you can give yourself over fully to what you love and care for.
2014, Lauren Rosenfeld, Melva Green, Breathing Room, page 141 more example
The decluttering trend is nothing new, and has much to recommend it, but every week now seems to bring a fresh example of what ascetics might once have called the renunciation of possessions […].
2010 October 2, Oliver Burkeman, The GuardianSynonyms: declutter
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of declutter
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe act or process of removing clutter; tidying, removing unwanted or messy items from a given place.
Origin
From de- + clutter + -ing. Compare declutter (attested later).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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