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Antonyms for cleanness


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kleen
Phonetic Transcription : klin



Definition of cleanness

Origin :
  • Old English clænnes "(moral) cleanness, purity, chastity;" see clean (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "absence of dirt or filth" is late 14c.
  • noun purity
Example sentences :
  • It gushed down his chin, staining the cleanness of his robe.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • Cleanness indeed is necessary if a man's mind is to be applied to God.
  • Extract from : « On Prayer and The Contemplative Life » by St. Thomas Aquinas
  • Cleanness of body was ever deemed to proceed from a due reverence to God.
  • Extract from : « Familiar Quotations » by John Bartlett
  • Whereas, so far from this, to divide the hoof is a ground of cleanness.
  • Extract from : « The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) » by Thomas De Quincey
  • Upon this quality depends the fineness and cleanness of the lines it will make.
  • Extract from : « Mechanical Drawing Self-Taught » by Joshua Rose
  • The gravity of the porter, and above all, the cleanness of the the court, struck him with admiration.
  • Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
  • Not one could stay in the house while the Christmas cleanness lasted.
  • Extract from : « How to Tell Stories to Children » by Sara Cone Bryant
  • The aim should be to pre-empt the ground for cleanness and truth.
  • Extract from : « The Child in the Midst » by Mary Schauffler Labaree
  • The tone of your life was of sun-shining simplicity and cleanness.
  • Extract from : « I, Mary MacLane » by Mary MacLane
  • As for the floor, I cannot give you an idea of the cleanness of it.
  • Extract from : « Toto's Merry Winter » by Laura E. Richards

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