cleanness

noun

Definition of cleannessnext
1
as in cleanliness

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2
as in purity

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Recent Examples of cleanness Diego Schwartzman, one of South America’s preeminent male players of the past two decades, remembers warming up with a 15-year-old Fonseca ahead of the Rio de Janeiro Open final against Alcaraz in 2022, and being struck by both the cleanness of the youngster’s strike and its inaccuracy. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026 The home support, angry at referee Rob Jones throughout, could barely muster an appeal for a penalty given the cleanness of the challenge. — Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025 Copland’s music has a cleanness, a belief that all the parts must function. — Jane Levere, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Our special boosters powerfully break through any type of stain or odor, giving you an all-natural cleanness that leaves your clothes looking and smelling great. — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023 The sparseness of the production design and cleanness of the editing permit Adkins and Long’s full-tilt gracefulness to be the scene’s primary focus. — Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023 The reasons include not just gas's relative abundance and cheapness, its cleanness, and its low carbon content compared with coal, but also its flexibility, as a recent Worldwatch report observes. — IEEE Spectrum, 15 Dec. 2010
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cleanness
  1. cleanliness
  2. purity
  3. correctness
  4. decency
  5. rightness
  6. propriety
  7. pureness
Noun
  • This combination is designed to help the robot collect larger debris while also filtering smaller particles that can affect pool cleanliness.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The 9th District is the poorest in the city and residents face an array of challenges, including homelessness, safety and street cleanliness, according to the candidates.
    — Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of cleanliness
Noun
  • However, recovering their constituent materials at the required purity for reuse is technically challenging.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Many brands offer lip service to the ingredient, especially on purity and sourcing.
    — Rosa Jisoo Pyo, InStyle, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of purity
Noun
  • The system produced a mathematical proof that was accepted by Lean, a proof-assistant software used to check the logical correctness of formal mathematical arguments.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Miller then railed against multiculturalism, political correctness and his Latino classmates.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of correctness
Noun
  • The most consequential result of the midterms has been to break the fever of Trumpism and to diminish its threat to democratic institutions, to personal and civil liberties, and to decency itself.
    — David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Reflecting its subject himself, an aura of decency permeates the new drama depicting the wartime years of actor Jimmy Stewart’s life.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of decency
Noun
  • Somehow, this fact seems to echo the rightness of the way things are naturally formed in the world—like the coloring of rock formations or the markings on an animal’s hide.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Christ Jesus demonstrated the rightness of God’s divine action in situations where people, natural elements, or situations seemed completely out of control.
    — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of rightness
Noun
  • Louella played the role of moral mother, her column written in the soothing cadences of propriety—rarely venomous on the surface, yet devastating in its implications.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Following that logic, the name of Florentina Holzinger’s final Venice Biennale performance, CLOSING ÉTUDE, suggests that after seven months of her propriety-imploding, waste-wonderland SEAWORLD VENICE, there are feats of endurance still ahead.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of propriety
Noun
  • This series is to encourage [and] inspire hip hop and remind us all [of] the pureness of hip hop.
    — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The lush and magical pureness requires a sort of kinship with travelers—and awareness of impact can help to preserve this.
    — Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Aug. 2023
Definition of pureness

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“Cleanness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cleanness. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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