cleanliness

noun

clean·li·ness ˈklen-lē-nəs

: the quality or state of being clean : the practice of keeping oneself or one's surroundings clean

Though a stale remark, it can hardly be said too often, that personal cleanliness is one of the necessary agents to health …—

Walt Whitman

The Romans spent hours at their elaborate bathhouse complexes, but not everyone equated cleanliness with virtue …—

Sara Ivry

This cleanliness is necessary to ensure that no dust or particles end up on the silicon surface during the processing of the chip.—

Robert J. Cone

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Ancient Egyptians associated pleasant odors not only with cleanliness and purity, but the bodies of deities themselves. —

Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Feb. 2025 Make sure the cleanliness lasts by lining your sleeves and drawers with the ALIUNI Shelf Liner. —

Nora Colomer, Fox News, 12 Feb. 2025 This is largely because food processing plants have routine inspections that check cleanliness and sterility standards. —

Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025 Besides cleanliness, Parks also reported planting 4,569 trees in the July-October 2024 window, down from the 5,356 the agency planted in the 2023 period. —

Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for cleanliness