Meanings
plural orderlinesses
- uncountableusuallyThe fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.
Voltaire had drawn on Newton to demonstrate an allegedly divine orderliness in the natural world which left no space for God's intervention in human affairs [...].
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 2051 more example
Even at the busiest periods, an air of quiet orderliness pervades the hall, and the first impression gained by the traveller is one of efficiency, neatness and cleanliness.
1951 October, H. A. Vallance, “Across Denmark by Lyntog”, in Railway Magazine, page 658 - uncountableusuallyOrderly behaviour.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna condition of regular or proper arrangement
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian ред, порядък
- ред (red)regularity; proper arrangement
- порядък (porjadăk)regularity; proper arrangement
Dutch orde
- orderegularity; proper arrangement
French ordre
- ordreregularity; proper arrangement
German Ordentlichkeit
- Ordentlichkeitregularity; proper arrangement
Irish ordúlacht, innealtacht
- ordúlachtregularity; proper arrangement
- innealtachtregularity; proper arrangement
Russian упорядоченность
- упорядоченность (uporjadočennostʹ)regularity; proper arrangement
Spanish orden
- ordenregularity; proper arrangement
Swedish ordning
- ordningregularity; proper arrangement
Cite this entry
orderliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orderliness
“orderliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/orderliness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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