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, see origin at clean ( def. ), -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

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

But that cleanness can sometimes seem like coolness: an objective, almost clinical feeling, matched by the hard white light glaring on the orchestra.

From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2022

“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

And just as there was a cleanness about his body, so there was a cleanness in his thinking.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck