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noun
The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Orderly behaviour.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the quality of appreciating method and system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: methodicalness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regularity
Narrower terms: organization, organisation, system
noun
a condition of regular or proper arrangement
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: order
Antonyms: disorderliness
Broader terms: condition, status
Narrower terms: spit and polish, kilter, kelter, tidiness
History
Etymology tree English orderly Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English orderliness From orderly + -ness.
Across languages
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
