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noun
Moral purity; innocence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: guiltlessness, blamelessness, cleanness, inculpability, innocence, innocency, unguilt
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The state of being physically clean and free of contamination or dirt; cleanliness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
without moral defects
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: purity, pureness, sinlessness, innocence, whiteness
noun
the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: dirtiness
Broader terms: sanitary condition
Narrower terms: spotlessness, immaculateness
History
From Old English clǣnnes, corresponding to clean + -ness.
Across languages
30 source translations are retained for this English entry.
