Meanings
Readings
Common Words
clean; hygienic; sanitary
pure; virtuous; immaculate
gracious (defeat, apology, etc.); graceful; honourable (e.g. death); noble; gallant; brave; manly; sportsmanlike
Dated term
upright; righteous; honest; pure (heart); innocent
Archaic
unspoiled (scenery, etc.); pure; clean
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
unclean; dirty; unsanitary; filthy
indecent; dirty (story, money, etc.); obscene; immoral
purity; chastity
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
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