Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cleanaholic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cleana-holic
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very clean and tidy person; one who has high standards of cleanliness for the home, etc.

Informal

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *klainī Old English clǣne Middle English clene English clean Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English cleanaholic From clean + -aholic.

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What does cleanaholic mean?
A very clean and tidy person; one who has high standards of cleanliness for the home, etc.
Where does cleanaholic come from?
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *klainī Old English clǣne Middle English clene English clean Akkadian 𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)bor. Aramaic כוחלא (kuḥlā)bor. Arabic كُحْل (kuḥl) Andalusian Arabic كُحُول (kuḥūl)bor. Medieval Latin alcoholbor. Middle English alcofol English alcohol Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English alcoholic English -oholic English -aholic English cleanaholic From clean + -aholic.

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