cleannessn.

Brit.

/ˈkliːnnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈkli(n)nᵻs/

Forms: Also Middle English clannesse.

Etymology: Old English clǽnnes : see clean adj. and -ness suffix.

The quality or state of being clean.

a. literal. Freedom from dirt or filth, purity, clearness. †cleanness of teeth: scarcity of food.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [noun]

cleanness1398

cleanliness1590

immaculacy1774

unsulliedness1863

specklessness1882

spotlessness1888

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [noun] > scarcity of food or famine

hungerc1000

dear1297

deartha1325

fault1340

famine1362

barrennessa1425

affaminea1450

enfaminea1450

wantc1450

scarceness1481

Lang Reeda1525

famishment1526

cleanness of teeth1560

breadlessness1860

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xiii. xiv. 447 It nedyth clennesse of water.

1480 W. Caxton Descr. Brit. 47 The holsomnes & helthe of that londe & the clennes out of venyme [L. carentia veneni].

a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 117 Offycerys to be appoyntyd to have regard of the buty of the towne & cuntrey & of the clennes of the same.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Amos iv. 6 Therefore haue I giuen you cleannes of teeth [so 1611; Wyclif, eggyng of teeth; Coverdale, ydle teth] in all your cities.

1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 365 One yeare there hath bene hunger; the second there was a dearth, and a third..there is great cleannesse of teeth.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ll4 Cleaness of bodie, was euer esteemed to proceede from a due reuerence to God, to societie, and to your selues.

1642 D. Rogers Naaman 37 Destroying our soules with cleannesse of teeth.

1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 415 Houses..remarkable..for their order and cleanness.

b. Neatness; purity; elegance; used spec. of literary style.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > neatness

neatness1548

cleanness1581

terseness1782

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 29 b Dalmada is inferiour to you in eloquence and cleanesse of stile.

1593 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia ii. f. 61 He shewed no more strength in shaking of his staffe: but..the fine cleenes of bearing it was exceeding delightfull.

1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. xxxviii He minded only the clearness of his Satire, and the cleanness of Expression.

2. Moral or ceremonial purity; chastity; innocence; undefiled quality.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > virtue > purity > [noun]

cleannessc890

unwemmednessc1175

purity?c1225

shireness?c1225

cleanshipc1230

uncorruptionc1384

purenessa1398

undefoulingnessc1400

whitenessc1400

cleanliness1430

immaculation1509

clearness1526

undefiledness1571

uncorruptness1583

unspottedness1598

intemerateness1607

uncorruptedness1611

candour1612

spotlessness1619

immaculateness1641

candidness1654

unblemishedness1656

intemeration1660

unstainedness1685

pearliness1760

taintlessness1811

stainlessness1862

society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > [noun]

cleannessc890

purity?c1225

chastity1388

cleanliness1430

pureness1607

c890 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. iv. ix. (Bosw.) Heo on clænnesse Gode þeowode.

c1175 Lamb. Hom. 105 Castitas þat is clenesse on englisc.

c1230 Hali Meid. 11 Meidenhad..ouer alle Þing luueð cleannesse.

c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1 Clannesse who-so kyndly cowþe comende.

c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 508 Wel oughte a preest ensample for to yive By his clennesse, how þ^t his sheep sholde lyue.

c1430 Hymns Virg. (1867) 108 In clannes and in cristes merk.

1509 Bp. J. Fisher Wks. (1876) 181 Clennes of conscyence.

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13041 Ho keppit not hir klennes with a cloise hert.

1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) v. sig. K4^v Taking a delight in the cleanenesse of my conuersation.

1611 Bible (King James) Psalms xviii. 20 According to the cleannesse of my hands hath hee recompensed me.

1721 R. Keith tr. Thomas à Kempis Soliloquy of Soul iii, in tr. Thomas à Kempis Select Pieces II. 137 A Resting-place for thee..who art the Lover of Cleanness, and the Inhabitant of a good Conscience.

3. Of aircraft: the state or quality of having ‘clean’ lines (cf. clean adj. 13c).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > qualities and parameters of aircraft > [noun] > quality of being streamlined

cleanness1925

1925 Sci. Amer. Apr. 269/2 What does this limiting speed depend upon? The weight of the airplane and the ‘clean~ness’ of its design.

1933 Meccano Mag. Feb. 108/2 The machine has been designed with a very efficiently stream~lined shape, and its absolute ‘cleanness’ has enabled it to have a high top speed.

1939 Flight 14 Dec. p. g/1 It [sc. the speed] is certainly not obtained by aerodynamic cleanness. No one would call the Messerschmitt a clean aircraft.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cleanness
释义	cleannessn. Brit. /ˈkliːnnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈkli(n)nᵻs/ Forms: Also Middle English clannesse. Etymology: Old English clǽnnes : see clean adj. and -ness suffix. The quality or state of being clean. 1. a. literal. Freedom from dirt or filth, purity, clearness. †cleanness of teeth: scarcity of food. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > [noun] cleanness1398 cleanliness1590 immaculacy1774 unsulliedness1863 specklessness1882 spotlessness1888 the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > hunger > [noun] > scarcity of food or famine hungerc1000 dear1297 deartha1325 fault1340 famine1362 barrennessa1425 affaminea1450 enfaminea1450 wantc1450 scarceness1481 Lang Reeda1525 famishment1526 cleanness of teeth1560 breadlessness1860 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (1495) xiii. xiv. 447 It nedyth clennesse of water. 1480 W. Caxton Descr. Brit. 47 The holsomnes & helthe of that londe & the clennes out of venyme [L. carentia veneni]. a1538 T. Starkey Dial. Pole & Lupset (1989) 117 Offycerys to be appoyntyd to have regard of the buty of the towne & cuntrey & of the clennes of the same. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Amos iv. 6 Therefore haue I giuen you cleannes of teeth [so 1611; Wyclif, eggyng of teeth; Coverdale, ydle teth] in all your cities. 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah 365 One yeare there hath bene hunger; the second there was a dearth, and a third..there is great cleannesse of teeth. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ll4 Cleaness of bodie, was euer esteemed to proceede from a due reuerence to God, to societie, and to your selues. View more context for this quotation 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 37 Destroying our soules with cleannesse of teeth. 1835 A. Ure Philos. Manuf. 415 Houses..remarkable..for their order and cleanness. b. Neatness; purity; elegance; used spec. of literary style. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > elegance > [noun] > neatness neatness1548 cleanness1581 terseness1782 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius 29 b Dalmada is inferiour to you in eloquence and cleanesse of stile. 1593 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia ii. f. 61 He shewed no more strength in shaking of his staffe: but..the fine cleenes of bearing it was exceeding delightfull. 1693 J. Dryden Disc. conc. Satire in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires p. xxxviii He minded only the clearness of his Satire, and the cleanness of Expression. 2. Moral or ceremonial purity; chastity; innocence; undefiled quality. ΘΚΠ society > morality > virtue > purity > [noun] cleannessc890 unwemmednessc1175 purity?c1225 shireness?c1225 cleanshipc1230 uncorruptionc1384 purenessa1398 undefoulingnessc1400 whitenessc1400 cleanliness1430 immaculation1509 clearness1526 undefiledness1571 uncorruptness1583 unspottedness1598 intemerateness1607 uncorruptedness1611 candour1612 spotlessness1619 immaculateness1641 candidness1654 unblemishedness1656 intemeration1660 unstainedness1685 pearliness1760 taintlessness1811 stainlessness1862 society > faith > worship > cleanness (ceremonial) > [noun] cleannessc890 purity?c1225 chastity1388 cleanliness1430 pureness1607 c890 tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. iv. ix. (Bosw.) Heo on clænnesse Gode þeowode. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 105 Castitas þat is clenesse on englisc. c1230 Hali Meid. 11 Meidenhad..ouer alle Þing luueð cleannesse. c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness (1920) l. 1 Clannesse who-so kyndly cowþe comende. c1405 (c1387–95) G. Chaucer Canterbury Tales Prol. (Hengwrt) (2003) l. 508 Wel oughte a preest ensample for to yive By his clennesse, how þ^t his sheep sholde lyue. c1430 Hymns Virg. (1867) 108 In clannes and in cristes merk. 1509 Bp. J. Fisher Wks. (1876) 181 Clennes of conscyence. c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 13041 Ho keppit not hir klennes with a cloise hert. 1611 C. Tourneur Atheist's Trag. (new ed.) v. sig. K4^v Taking a delight in the cleanenesse of my conuersation. 1611 Bible (King James) Psalms xviii. 20 According to the cleannesse of my hands hath hee recompensed me. View more context for this quotation 1721 R. Keith tr. Thomas à Kempis Soliloquy of Soul iii, in tr. Thomas à Kempis Select Pieces II. 137 A Resting-place for thee..who art the Lover of Cleanness, and the Inhabitant of a good Conscience. 3. Of aircraft: the state or quality of having ‘clean’ lines (cf. clean adj. 13c). ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > qualities and parameters of aircraft > [noun] > quality of being streamlined cleanness1925 1925 Sci. Amer. Apr. 269/2 What does this limiting speed depend upon? The weight of the airplane and the ‘clean~ness’ of its design. 1933 Meccano Mag. Feb. 108/2 The machine has been designed with a very efficiently stream~lined shape, and its absolute ‘cleanness’ has enabled it to have a high top speed. 1939 Flight 14 Dec. p. g/1 It [sc. the speed] is certainly not obtained by aerodynamic cleanness. No one would call the Messerschmitt a clean aircraft. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c890
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