ˈklenlēnə̇s, -lin- noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English clenlynesse, from clenly cleanly + -nesse -ness
: the quality or state of being cleanly:
a. : freedom from superficial foulness or imperfections (as dust, grease, incrustation, mechanical burrs)
b. : the condition or habit of being clean ; specifically : diligence in keeping clean in person and dress
cleanliness is indeed next to godliness — John Wesley
c. : unalloyed or unblemished quality or purity
Huxley's effort to introduce fresh air and intellectual cleanliness into the Augean stables of official science — M.R.Cohen
specifically : freedom from moral frailty or impurity of motive
as he spoke of the cleanliness of Washington's soul — Van Wyck Brooks