: the quality, state, or condition of being clean
Poll questions delved into issues like access to medical care and stores that sell affordable, nutritious food as well as the cleanness of the air and tap water.—
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Mike McPhate… short hair will always be stylish when it has the sort of freshness and cleanness of line … that makes the most of eyes and bone structure.—Kathleen Engles
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Kathleen EnglesExamples of cleanness in a Sentence
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Copland’s music has a cleanness, a belief that all the parts must function.
—Jane Levere, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
With her brand new red locks separated in a half-up half-down style, Fox brilliantly combines the chaos of a messy bun with the cleanness of parted face-framing strands.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Our special boosters powerfully break through any type of stain or odor, giving you an all-natural cleanness that leaves your clothes looking and smelling great.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
The sparseness of the production design and cleanness of the editing permit Adkins and Long’s full-tilt gracefulness to be the scene’s primary focus.
—Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023
His style prized cleanness, and secure but never imperious beauty.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2022
In search of cleanness and order, Hemingway preached a religion of experience.
—D.j. Tice, Star Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021
Only a complete new order could bring health and cleanness back into the world.
—John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
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Jane Levere, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
With her brand new red locks separated in a half-up half-down style, Fox brilliantly combines the chaos of a messy bun with the cleanness of parted face-framing strands.
—Henry Chandonnet, Peoplemag, 25 July 2023
Our special boosters powerfully break through any type of stain or odor, giving you an all-natural cleanness that leaves your clothes looking and smelling great.
—Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2023
The sparseness of the production design and cleanness of the editing permit Adkins and Long’s full-tilt gracefulness to be the scene’s primary focus.
—Vulture, 7 Mar. 2023
His style prized cleanness, and secure but never imperious beauty.
—Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2022
In search of cleanness and order, Hemingway preached a religion of experience.
—D.j. Tice, Star Tribune, 5 Apr. 2021
Only a complete new order could bring health and cleanness back into the world.
—John Dos Passos, National Review, 28 Sep. 2020
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“Cleanness.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cleanness. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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