Roget's Thesaurus

#652. Cleanness

Nouns

cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.; purity; cleaning etc. v.; purification, defecation etc. v.; purgation, lustration; detersion, abstersion; epuration, mundation; ablution, lavation, colature; disinfection etc. v.; drainage, sewerage. lavatory, laundry, washhouse; washerwoman, laundress, dhobi, laundryman, washerman; scavenger, dustman, sweep; white wings brush [U.S.]; broom, besom, mop, rake, shovel, sieve, riddle, screen, filter; blotter. napkin, cloth, maukin, malkin, handkerchief, towel, sudary; doyley, doily, duster, sponge, mop, swab. cover, drugget. wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative; purifier etc. v.; disinfectant; aperient; benzene, benzine, benzol, benolin; bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative.

Verbs

be clean, render clean etc. adj.; clean, cleanse; mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, scour, swab, scrub, brush up. wash, lave, launder, buck; absterge, deterge; decrassify; clear, purify; depurate, despumate, defecate; purge, expurgate, elutriate [Chem], lixiviate, edulcorate, clarify, refine, rack; filter, filtrate; drain, strain. disinfect, fumigate, ventilate, deodorize; whitewash; castrate, emasculate. sift, winnow, pick, weed, comb, rake, brush, sweep. rout out, clear out, sweep out etc.; make a clean sweep of.

Adjectives

clean, cleanly; pure; immaculate; spotless, stainless, taintless; trig; without a stain, unstained, unspotted, unsoiled, unsullied, untainted, uninfected; sweet, sweet as a nut. neat, spruce, tidy, trim, gimp, clean as a new penny, like a cat in pattens; cleaned etc. v.; kempt. abstergent, cathartic, cleansing, purifying.

Adverbs

neatly etc. adj.; clean as a whistle.