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cleanliness
| Main Entry: |
cleanliness
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleanness |
| Synonyms: | asepsis, disinfection, freshness, immaculateness, nattiness, neatness, purity, sanitation, spotlessness, spruceness, sterility, tidiness, trimness |
| Notes: | cleanliness is habitually neat and clean while cleanness is the state of being clean or without dirt |
| Antonyms: | dirtiness, filth, griminess |
| Main Entry: | purity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | the state of being pure |
| Synonyms: | cleanliness, cleanness, immaculacy, immaculateness, pureness, stainlessness, unsulliedness, untaintedness, whiteness |
| Main Entry: | sanitation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sanitary science |
| Synonyms: | asepsis, cleanliness, disinfection, hygiene, hygienics |
| Main Entry: | tidiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neatness |
| Synonyms: | cleanliness, orderliness, spruceness, uniformity |
| Antonyms: | messiness, uncleanliness, untidiness |
| Main Entry: | purity |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleanness |
| Synonyms: | chastity, cleanliness, continence, holiness, innocence, piety, sanctitude |
| Antonyms: | impurity |
| Main Entry: | spit and polish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention to neatness |
| Synonyms: | cleanliness, cleanly habits, discipline, fastidiousness, meticulousness, neatness, orderliness, punctilio, regimentation, rigorousness, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | cleanness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | purity |
| Synonyms: | clarity, cleanliness, clearness, freshness, pureness, spotlessness |
| Notes: | cleanliness is habitually neat and clean while cleanness is the state of being clean or without dirt |
| Main Entry: | pureness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | purity |
| Synonyms: | clarity, cleanliness, cleanness, immaculacy, immaculateness, stainlessness, taintlessness, unsulliedness, untaintedness, whiteness |
| Main Entry: | taintlessness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | purity |
| Synonyms: | clarity, cleanliness, cleanness, immaculacy, immaculateness, pureness, stainlessness, unsulliedness, untaintedness, whiteness |
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