cleanness

American  

[kleen-nis] / ˈklin nɪs /

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.

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Etymology

Origin of cleanness

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

Example Sentences

I found them very original, underivative of the ’60s or ’70s — they had a cleanness and a strength to them.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2018

“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

Swift’s obsession with cleanness precluded the intimacy of touch.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2017

There was a tiny galley kitchen for cooking, twin tanks of drinking water, and a general sense of cleanness and completeness and purpose.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell