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Noun: cleanliness  klen-lee-nus
  1. The habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections
     
  2. Diligence in keeping clean

Derived forms: cleanlinesses

See also: cleanly [archaic]

Type of: habit, trait, use

Antonym: uncleanliness

Encyclopedia: Cleanliness

Nearest

cleaners
clean-handed
cleaning
cleaning device
cleaning equipment
cleaning implement
cleaning lady
cleaning pad
cleaning woman
clean-limbed
cleanliness
clean-living
cleanly
cleanness
cleanse
cleanser
clean-shaven
cleansing
cleansing agent
Cleanthes
cleanup