cleanness
Variant of clean
adjective
- free from dirt, contamination, impurities, etc.; unsoiled; unstained
- free from disease, infection, radioactivity, etc.
- ☆ producing little immediate fallout: said of nuclear weapons
- producing few or no pollutants; non-polluting: clean energy
- recently laundered; fresh and unused
- morally pure; sinless
- not obscene or indecent: a clean joke
- fair; sportsmanlike: a rough but clean contest
- keeping oneself or one's surroundings clean; neat and tidy
- shapely; well-formed: a clean profile
- trim; not ornate: clean architectural lines
- skillful; deft: a clean stroke
- having no obstructions, flaws, or roughnesses; clear; regular: a clean drain
- entire; complete; thorough: a clean sweep
- having few corrections; legible: clean copy for the printer
- with nothing in it or on it: clean pockets, a clean sheet of paper
- ☆ Slang
- not carrying a weapon, illegal drugs, etc.
- innocent of an alleged crime
- free from the use or presence of or from addiction to narcotics or other illicit drugs
- Bible
- free from ceremonial defilement
- fit for food: said of certain animals
adverb
- in a clean manner
- Informal completely; wholly: clean forgotten
transitive verb
- to make clean
- to remove (dirt, impurities, etc.) in making clean
- to empty or clear
- to prepare (fish, fowl, etc.) for cooking
- ☆ Slang to take away or use up the money or possessions of: often with out
- Weight Lifting to lift (a barbell) from the floor to the shoulders in one continuous movement
intransitive verb
- to be made clean
- to perform the act of cleaning
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