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
- 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
Synonyms for cleanness
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