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self-cleaning

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Cleaning itself or requiring minimal cleaning effort.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • After cooking the thanksgiving turkey we appreciate the self-cleaning oven as it gets really hot and burns off the splattered grease.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *swé? Proto-Indo-European *selbh-der. Proto-Germanic *selbaz Old English self Old English self- Middle English self- English self- English cleaning English self-cleaning From self- + cleaning.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: самопочистващ се (samopočistvašt se) — that cleans itself
  • French: autolavable — that cleans itself
  • Greek: αυτοκαθαριζόμενος (aftokatharizómenos) — that cleans itself
  • Polish: samoczyszczący — that cleans itself