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orderliness

/ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/

orderliness noun: the fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.

Noun

orderliness (usually uncountable, plural orderlinesses)

  1. (usually) The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.
    • Even at the busiest periods, an air of quiet orderliness pervades the hall, and the first impression gained by the traveller is one of efficiency, neatness and cleanliness.1951 October, H. A. Vallance, “Across Denmark by Lyntog”, in Railway Magazine, page 658
    • Voltaire had drawn on Newton to demonstrate an allegedly divine orderliness in the natural world which left no space for God's intervention in human affairs [...].2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 205
  2. (usually) Orderly behaviour.

orderliness meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam

orderliness in Tamil

orderliness, regularity
திருத்தம் tiruttam
orderliness
கொடி koṭi

orderliness in Urdu

آراستگی, باقائدگی, باضابطگی

orderliness in Telugu

orderliness
కుదురు kuduru

orderliness in Malayalam

orderliness; discipline
ചിട്ട ciṭṭa
orderliness
അടുക്ക് aṭukkŭ
More languagesFewer languages
orderliness in Kannada
ಕ್ರಮಬದ್ಧತೆ

Forms of orderliness

pluralorderlinesses

Origin of orderliness

From orderly + -ness.

Questions about orderliness

What does orderliness mean?
Orderliness means the fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.
What is orderliness in Tamil?
Orderliness in Tamil is திருத்தம் (tiruttam), கொடி (koṭi). See Orderliness meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is orderliness?
Orderliness is a noun.
How do you pronounce orderliness?
Orderliness is pronounced /ˈɔːdəlɪnəs/ (UK).
What is the plural of orderliness?
The plural of orderliness is orderlinesses.

Words near orderliness in the dictionary

  1. orderite
  2. orderites
  3. orderless
  4. orderlessness
  5. orderlies
  6. orderliness
  7. orderlinesses
  8. orderly
  9. orderpicking
  10. orders
  11. orders about

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Adapted from Wiktionary: orderliness (page history and authors); கொடி (Tamil) (page history and authors); orderliness (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); కుదురు (Telugu) (page history and authors); അടുക്ക് (Malayalam) (page history and authors); orderliness (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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