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Cleanliness

State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress.

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Habit 76% connected

The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed, and firmly retained; as, a relig…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Trait 76% connected

A stroke; a touch.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Use 76% connected

The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's service; the state of being so employed or applied; application; employment; conversion to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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neatness 76% connected

The state or quality of being neat.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Tidiness 76% connected

The quality or state of being tidy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Cleanly 74% connected

Habitually clean; pure; innocent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Cleanly 74% connected

Habitually clean; pure; innocent.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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