cleanness

Noun
US[klee-nis]/ˈklinɪs/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  1. the state of being clean; without dirt or other impuritiesOpposite dirtinessType of sanitary conditionKinds spotlessness, immaculatenessAttribute of clean, dirty
  2. without moral defectsType of purity, pureness

Related words clean adjective, uninfected adjective

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Clean′ness noun

Origin: AS. cl…nnes. See Clean.

1. The state or quality of being clean.

2. Purity of life or language; freedom from licentious courses. Geoffrey Chaucer

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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