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Meaning of “cleanliness” in the English Dictionary

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cleanliness 

noun [ U ] 
UK  /ˈklen.li.nəs / US  /ˈklen.li.nəs / 

the state of being clean, or the act of keeping things clean 

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Clean & tidy

(as) clean as a (new) pin idiom a place for everything and everything in its place idiom apple pie aseptic

be in apple-pie order idiom clean neatly neatness ordered orderliness potable span
squeaky-clean stainless straight tidily tidiness tidy trim uncluttered

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cleanliness is next to godliness

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From external appearance, eggs can be selected for size, color, cleanliness of shell and freedom from cracks. 
If cleanliness is next to godliness, then a parson ought to eat out of clean plates. 
It is necessary, of course, for an individual to give some attention to his diet, cleanliness, and health in order that he may live his life and do his 
work.
The neatness of the houses, and the universal cleanliness of the villages, show plainly that their inhabitants live in ease and good humour. 
They will frequently inspect their guns, emplacements, etc. They are responsible for cleanliness and maintenance of the emplacements. 

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cleanliness 

noun [ U ] 
US  /ˈklen·li·nəs / 

the habit or state of keeping yourself or your environment free from dirt: 
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Increases in the percentage of the fixed resource going to dumping reduces the percentage available for cleanliness.
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All civilized nations, he wrote, pay great attention to scientific and modern rules of cleanliness and health.
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As company tenants they were required to submit to the regular inspection of their houses' cleanliness and order.
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The local detail is not, however, used to amend or confirm a wider literature on health, cleanliness and urban regulation in the nineteenth century.
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He can have whatever meat or refreshment he wants, at all hours, and served up with the cleanliness and comfort of his own house.
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Students must be told again and again about appropriate behaviour during prathna, and reminded about cleanliness and general physical
comportment in the classroom.
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Other valued aspects were the freedom, privacy and cleanliness of the home, and the gardens.
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To supplement his particular rules concerning punctuality, cleanliness and avoidance of waste and error, he had a list of forfeits of a more general
nature.
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Before milking started, designated teat cup liners were swabbed to check cleanliness.
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There is a sor t of cleanliness in the dust of the quarrier.

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A level of less than 100 colony-forming units (c. f. u.)/100 ml has been used as an acceptable value to indicate adequate cleanliness.
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The attempt was to care as much as possible for cleanliness, to improve the condition of water.
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Respectability linked workbased status with a variety of social, economic and cultural practices, sobriety, thrift, cleanliness, domesticity, education
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During the day, occluders were checked hourly for proper attachment and cleanliness.
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To secure cleanliness meant to remove filth - both moral and material - or at least to control it.
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