cleanness
Americannoun
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the state or quality of having clean or trim lines.
the cleanness of the aircraft’s design.
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the state or quality of being gracefully spare, or forceful and simple.
the author’s cleanness of style and expression.
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the quality or state of being clean and neat; cleanliness.
the cleanness of the air.
Etymology
Origin of cleanness
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English clennesse, clennes, see origin at clean ( def. ), -ness ( def. )
Vocabulary lists containing cleanness
Example Sentences
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There is often little culture - his most profitable shot is categorised by CricViz as a 'slog' - but the striking is remarkable for its regularity, its uncommon cleanness and its length.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
“I loved the geometry of lettering and the cleanness of lines,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 2, 2018
With images filmed in and around Snape, this production will turn on the visual contrast between the rusty and rustic on one hand, and the magical cleanness of the projected world on the other.
From Economist • Jun. 1, 2017
The effect — of muted light, of air, of cleanness — is moving.
From New York Times • Mar. 23, 2017
Katz, too, was aglow with cleanness and looking chipper.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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