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CLEANNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Without moral defects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cleanness" is a kind of...):
innocence; pureness; purity; sinlessness; whiteness (the state of being unsullied by sin or moral wrong; lacking a knowledge of evil)
Derivation:
clean (exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play)
clean (morally pure)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("cleanness" is a kind of...):
sanitary condition (the state of sanitation (clean or dirty))
Attribute:
clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)
dirty; soiled; unclean (soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cleanness"):
immaculateness; spotlessness (the state of being spotlessly clean)
Antonym:
dirtiness (the state of being unsanitary)
Derivation:
clean (free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits)
clean (not spreading pollution or contamination; especially radioactive contamination)
clean (free from impurities)
clean (free from sepsis or infection)
