spick-and-spanness

noun

The quality of being spick-and-span; spotlessness; cleanness.

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Meanings

nounspick-and-spanness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality of being spick-and-span; spotlessness; cleanness.

Origin

From spick-and-span + -ness.

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APA

spick-and-spanness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spick-and-spanness

MLA

“spick-and-spanness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spick-and-spanness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spick-and-spanness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spick-and-spanness.

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