cleanliness
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++clean·li·ness /ˈklenlinəs/ noun [uncountable] CLEANthe practice of keeping yourself or the things around you clean 清洁;讲卫生 a high standard of cleanliness 很高的卫生标准Examples from the Corpus
cleanliness• Always those twin concerns: cleanliness and efficiency.• Their preference for cleanliness extends to a marked dislike of the chemicals that we may choose to chuck in.• Improved cleanliness of young children can reduce the nasal and ocular discharges that constitute a major reservoir of infectious material.• The definition of cleanliness would delight a philosopher or scholar but is unwieldy in practice.• Some parents have very high expectations of cleanliness and expect complete conformity from their child.• In general the principles depend on cleanliness and appropriateness of animals to their habitats.• Sacrificing cleanliness to modesty, I left my trousers on.Origin cleanliness (1400-1500) cleanly “pure, clean” ((11-21 centuries)), from Old English clænlic, from clæne; → CLEAN1clean·li·ness nounChineseSyllable
Corpus yourself the practice of around the or things keeping
cleanliness
clean‧li‧ness /ˈklenlinəs, ˈklenlinɪs/
noun [uncountable]
a high standard of cleanliness
clean‧li‧ness /ˈklenlinəs, ˈklenlinɪs/
noun [uncountable] Word Family: noun: cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness, clean, cleanser; verb: clean, cleanse; adverb: clean, cleanly; adjective: clean ≠ unclean
Date: 1400-1500
Origin: cleanly 'pure, clean' (11-21 centuries), from Old English clænlic, from clæne; ⇨ clean1
the practice of keeping yourself or the things around you clean:Origin: cleanly 'pure, clean' (11-21 centuries), from Old English clænlic, from clæne; ⇨ clean1
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