Tidiness
['taɪdɪnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) the trait of being neat and orderly.
(noun.) the habit of being tidy.
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Definition
(n.) The quality or state of being tidy.
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Examples
- As I entered I saw, it is true, an unwonted tidiness, but the old landmarks were all in their place. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Your tidiness won't bear much strain after all, Watson. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- I say, who is responsible for untidying the tidiness of Mr. Franklin's room, him or me? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- Wery good little dinner, sir, they can get ready in half an hour--pair of fowls, sir, and a weal cutlet; French beans, 'taturs, tart, and tidiness. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
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