Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being cleanly; freedom from dirt, filth, or any foul matter; the disposition to keep clean, or the habit of keeping so.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress.
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- noun the property of being
cleanly , orhabitually clean ; goodhygiene
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun diligence in keeping clean
- noun the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
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Examples
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Her temper is beyond imagination, her avarice monstrous, her madness about what she calls cleanliness, to a degree of distraction; if I had not first, and then made your brother Ned interpose in form, she would once or twice a week have the very closet washed in which your brother sleeps after dinner.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 2 Horace Walpole 1757
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That “cleanliness is next to Godliness”, OCD thing, you know.
Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated) 2010
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It seems more likely, however, that our culture of cleanliness is what does us in when it comes to welcoming dog patrons in our nation's eateries.
Should we be more like the French and invite dogs to dinner? 2010
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But what these students lack in cleanliness they make up for in charm, right?
Columbia B-School Students Chastised For Being Unhygienic, Impolite Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010
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Perhaps it's the Puritan influence (cleanliness is next to godliness), but personal health and hygiene products take up eight full aisles in my SuperTarget (I checked).
Should we be more like the French and invite dogs to dinner? 2010
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But what these students lack in cleanliness they make up for in charm, right?
Columbia B-School Students Chastised For Being Unhygienic, Impolite Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010
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But what these students lack in cleanliness they make up for in charm, right?
Columbia B-School Students Chastised For Being Unhygienic, Impolite Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010
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But what these students lack in cleanliness they make up for in charm, right?
Columbia B-School Students Chastised For Being Unhygienic, Impolite The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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But what these students lack in cleanliness they make up for in charm, right?
Columbia B-School Students Chastised For Being Unhygienic, Impolite Danielle Wiener-Bronner 2010
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But your construct presumes that bathroom cleanliness is mostly due to the actions/inaction of bathroom USERS.
Discourse.net: The Tragedy of 'The Tragedy of the Commons' 2008
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