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Cleanness vs Fineness - What's the difference?

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Cleanness is a related term of fineness.


As nouns the difference between cleanness and fineness

is that cleanness is moral purity; innocence while fineness is the ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.

cleanness

English

Noun

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  • Moral purity; innocence.
  • *:
  • *:Certes sayd the good man that is sothe / for he shalle be the best knyghte of the world and the fairest of alle the felauship / But wete yow wel there shall none atteyne it but by clennes that is pure confession
  • The state of being physically clean and free of contamination or dirt; cleanliness.

    • fineness

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The ratio, in a precious metal, of the primary metal to any additives or impurities.
  • The ratio of a ship's length to her beam.