cleanness

[kleen-nis]

noun

1. the state or quality of having clean or trim lines.

   the cleanness of the aircraft’s design.

2. the state or quality of being gracefully spare, or forceful and simple.

   the author’s cleanness of style and expression.

3. the quality or state of being clean and neat; cleanliness.

   the cleanness of the air.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cleanness¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English clennesse, clennes, clean ( def. ), -ness ( def. )