orderliness

Definitions of orderliness
  1. noun
    a condition of regular or proper arrangement
    synonyms: order
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    antonyms:
    disorderliness
    a condition in which things are not in their expected places
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    spit and polish
    careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military)
    kelter, kilter
    in working order
    tidiness
    the habit of being tidy
    neatness, spruceness
    the state of being neat and smart and trim
    type of:
    condition, status
    a state at a particular time
  2. noun
    the quality of appreciating method and system
    synonyms: methodicalness
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    organisation, organization, system
    an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized
    type of:
    regularity
    the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate
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