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orderliness

/ˈɔːdəlinəs/AWR-dur-lee-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈɔɹdɚlinəs/AWR-dur-lee-nuhs

Meaningthe state or quality of being in the manner of order

Common meaning: being orderly

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Journey through time

  1. Latinordinemsource
  2. Old Frenchordenesource
  3. Middle Englishordresource
  4. Englishorder‘an arrangement’
  5. Englishformed in English from orderorderly‘neat and well arranged’
  6. Englishformed in English from orderlyorderliness‘being orderly’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being in the manner of order. It can be inferred from any of: orderly.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from orderly + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • ordinem Latin · source word “a row, a rank”

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