orderliness

noun

Definition of orderlinessnext
as in uniformity

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Recent Examples of orderliness Compared with the turbines and steam towers and the idyllic orderliness of the canteen, the site was underwhelming. — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2025 Spencer Fomby, a former police lieutenant with crowd safety expertise, emphasized the danger in transitioning from a seated event to a standing room on an open field, especially without a system, infrastructure or staff in place to ensure safety and orderliness. — Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 21 Oct. 2025 Compassion for the homeless has to be balanced with the safety and orderliness the rest of us deserve. — Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025 So, as the masses realign the qubits and the qubits in turn buffet the masses, the net effect will be to squash the masses closer together to contain the orderliness to a smaller region. — George Musser, Quanta Magazine, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for orderliness
Recent Examples of Synonyms for orderliness
  1. uniformity
  2. regularity
  3. coordination
  4. equilibrium
  5. correlation
  6. evenness
Noun
  • The metaphor matters because good governance is not uniformity.
    — Gerald J. Leonard, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Patchworked textile blocks create an almost one-of-one look, a far cry from the uniformity of big-box stores and large swaths of single fabrics.
    — Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of uniformity
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  • Even simple equipment failed with slapstick regularity, six workers said.
    — Jesse Coburn, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • In Washington, the National Guard has settled into what is becoming a lengthy deployment, even as the troops carrying out the mission rotate with relative regularity.
    — Steven Beynon, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of regularity
Noun
  • Deluxe has also opened a Japan office inside Tohokushinsha’s Tokyo headquarters, a move meant to tighten coordination between the two companies’ project teams.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
  • There was little coordination between CMPD, the District Attorney’s Office and the courts.
    — Peter St Onge, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of coordination
Noun
  • When consumer demand falls faster than production can adjust, unsold wine can sit on the balance sheet while a winery works its way back into equilibrium.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026
  • Achieving such an outcome might allow the formation of a new global economic equilibrium—and more important, might prevent the next major global economic crisis.
    — Michael B. G. Froman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of equilibrium
Noun
  • Emanuel said that the number of stocks on his Negative Beta list — those with an inverse correlation to the S & P 500 over the past six months — has climbed to a record 121.
    — Fred Imbert, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Gallup is careful to note the correlation does not establish cause, and the arrow may run both ways.
    — Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of correlation
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  • But Kostyuk, who has done tremendous work of her own this season to add solidity and evenness to a tennis arsenal with impossible peaks, but also deep troughs, had reasons to do much more than feel the agony of missing out.
    — James Hansen, New York Times, 9 July 2026
  • Cooking performance comparison Both Lodge and Amazon Basics Dutch ovens scored a perfect 10 out of 10 for cooking performance, including heat retention and evenness of cooking.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 20 May 2026
Definition of evenness

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