clean
adjective
1. free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained:
2. free from foreign or extraneous matter:
3. free from pollution; unadulterated; pure: not radioactive:
4. characterized by a fresh, wholesome quality: inoffensive in language or content; without obscenity.
5. free from all writing or marking: having few or no corrections; easily readable:
6. free from roughness or irregularity: free from defects or flaws:
7. not ornate; gracefully spare; forceful and simple; trim; streamlined: neatly or evenly made or proportioned; shapely; trim:
8. complete; unqualified: free from qualifications or restrictions: made without any unanticipated difficulty or interference:
9. morally pure; innocent; upright; honorable: showing good sportsmanship; fair:
10. dexterously performed; adroit:
adverb
1. so as to clean: in a clean manner
2. all the way:completely
verb
1. to make clean: to rid of dirt, impurities: to rid of corruption; remove, eradicate
2. strip: to remove the entrails from:
3. to deprive of:
4. to make sweeping reforms or changes
noun
1. an act of cleaning dirt especially from the surface of something
Synonyms:
aseptic, decontaminated, dirt-free, disinfect, good, hygienic, immaculate, laundered, mop, pristine, rinse, sanitary, scour, scrub, scrubbed, sluice, sponge, spotless, sterile, sterilized, swab, unblemished, unsoiled, unstained, unsullied, upright, upstanding, virtuous, wash, washed, wipe
Antonyms:
aware, cloudy, complicated, contaminated, corrupt, dark, dirty, disorderly, disorganized, dull, filthy, foul, gloomy, impure, obscure, sloppy, slovenly, soiled, tainted, uncertain, unclean, unclear, unintelligible, unsterile, untidy
Prefix: pre-, re-, un-, over-, half-, ultra-, super-
Suffix: -ness, -ly, -er, -ing, -sing, -se -est, -ish, -ening, -able, -ed, –ability, -liness
Derived:
housecleaning, uncleanness, uncleanly, uncleanliness, uncleaned, housecleaner, precleaned, precleaning, uncleansed
Origin and Etymology:
before 900;
Middle English clene, Old English clǣne pure, clear, cognate with Old High German kleini (German klein small)