cleanliness

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/ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/

noun 2

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

excessive

personal

Good personal cleanliness habits help prevent the spread of colds and flu.

PHRASES

a standard of cleanliness, a state of cleanliness

The hospital maintains a high standard of cleanliness in all patient areas.

Definitions

noun

The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings.

Ritual purity.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

Antonyms

uncleanliness

Idioms & Phrases

cleanliness is next to godliness

It is important and morally sound to keep one's body and home clean; those who practice purity and wholeness are close to God.

Example Bank

Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings.

Wiktionary

I was also impressed with the school's cleanliness and the students' pride in it.

Tatoeba · #21634

Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Tatoeba · #63073

Cleanliness is proper to the Japanese.

Tatoeba · #271705

He's obsessed with cleanliness.

Tatoeba · #2197630

My wife is obsessed with cleanliness.

Tatoeba · #2250549

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