Cleanliness
['klenlɪnəs] or ['klɛnlɪnəs]
Definition
(noun.) diligence in keeping clean.
(noun.) the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections.
Inputed by Bella--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress.
Editor: Woodrow
Examples
- How else are these marvels of symmetry, cleanliness, and order attained? Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I should like her to see the place as it is just now; its brilliant cleanliness and perfect neatness are so much to your credit. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Remember that cleanliness, sobriety, and even good-humour and benevolence, are our best medicines. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- First, the wages of labour vary with the ease or hardship, the cleanliness or dirtiness, the honourableness or dishonourableness, of the employment. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The standard of cleanliness in the sausage kitchen has to be unusually high. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Its advantages, in point of economy, cleanliness, and even of safety, are sufficiently understood to spread the use of coal gas to every part of the kingdom. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- Perhaps most noticeable is cleanliness and the absolute absence of dirt and grime in using pure electric heat. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- The increase of price pays for more labour, care, and cleanliness. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- The more modern of them are constructed of concrete and brick, and are a picture of cleanliness and sanitation. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- On everything there was the same air of retirement and cleanliness that marked the house outside. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- Vigor, endurance, and mental alertness are bought by hygienic living; that is, by proper food, fresh air, exercise, cleanliness, and reasonable hours. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- The cutting room is a light, airy room with a high ceiling, and everything in it seems a perfect example of cleanliness, and men all work with white aprons, jackets and caps. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Cleanliness and quiet reigned throughout the house; and in it Mr. Pickwick's will was law. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Their Contribution to Cleanliness and Comfort. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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