CLEANNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Without moral defects

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("cleanness" is a kind of...):

innocence; pureness; purity; sinlessness; whiteness (the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil)

Derivation:

clean (exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play)

clean (morally pure)

Meaning:

The state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("cleanness" is a kind of...):

sanitary condition (the state of sanitation (clean or dirty))

Attribute:

clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)

dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleanness"):

immaculateness; spotlessness (the state of being spotlessly clean)

Antonym:

dirtiness (the state of being unsanitary)

Derivation:

clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)

clean (not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination)

clean (free from impurities)

clean (free from sepsis or infection)