Cleanness vs. Cleanliness

Cleannessnoun

Moral purity; innocence.

Cleanlinessnoun

The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

‘Cleanliness is next to godliness. (proverb)’;

Cleannessnoun

The state of being physically clean and free of contamination or dirt; cleanliness.

Cleanlinessnoun

State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress.

‘Cleanliness from head to heel.’;

Cleannessnoun

The state or quality of being clean.

Cleanlinessnoun

the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections

Cleannessnoun

Purity of life or language; freedom from licentious courses.

Cleanlinessnoun

diligence in keeping clean

Cleannessnoun

the state of being clean; without dirt or other impurities

Cleanliness

Cleanliness is both the abstract state of being clean and free from germs, dirt, trash, or waste, and the habit of achieving and maintaining that state. Cleanliness is often achieved through cleaning.

Cleannessnoun

without moral defects

Cleanness

Cleanness (Middle English: Clannesse) is a Middle English alliterative poem written in the late 14th century. Its unknown author, designated the Pearl poet or Gawain poet, also appears, on the basis of dialect and stylistic evidence, to be the author of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, and Patience, and may have also composed St.