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cleanliness

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cleanliness
cleanliness /ˈklenlinəs, ˈklenlinɪs/ noun [uncountable]
 Word Family: noun: cleaner, cleaning, cleanliness, clean, cleanser; verb: clean, cleanse; adverb: clean, cleanly; adjective: cleanunclean
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: cleanly 'pure, clean' (11-21 centuries), from Old English clænlic, from clæne; clean1
the practice of keeping yourself or the things around you clean:
    a high standard of cleanliness