cleanliness

Questions

How do you pronounce cleanliness?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/.

What does cleanliness mean?

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

Where does cleanliness come from?

Etymology tree English cleanly Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English cleanliness From cleanly + -ness.

How to pronounce cleanliness

1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “cleanliness”.
2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈklɛn.li.nᵻs/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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