Cleansing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of making something clean

clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈʌfəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈɒlvənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈɒlvənt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈʌfəl/.

Examples

he gave his shoes a good cleaning
clean up before you see your grandparents
clean your fingernails before dinner

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ablutionary clean cleanup purifying cleaning cleanse

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of making something clean “he gave his shoes a good cleaning”
verb	clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing “clean up before you see your grandparents”
verb	purge of an ideology, bad thoughts, or sins “Purgatory is supposed to cleanse you from your sins”
adjective	cleansing the body by washing; especially ritual washing of e.g. hands “ablutionary rituals”
adjective	acting like an antiseptic

Word Forms

clean	verb	be cleanable
cleanse	verb	clean one's body or parts thereof, as by washing
clean up	verb	make oneself clean, presentable or neat
cleanser	noun	a preparation used in cleaning something
cleansing	noun	the act of making something clean
cleaning	noun	the act of making something clean
ablution	noun	the ritual washing of a priest's hands or of sacred vessels

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reinigung

der Akt, etwas sauber zu machen

🇫🇷French

nettoyage

le fait de rendre quelque chose de propre

🇪🇸Spanish

limpieza

el acto de hacer algo limpio

🇮🇹Italian

pulizia

l'atto di rendere qualcosa di pulito

🇳🇱Dutch

reiniging

de handeling om iets schoon te maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

limpeza

o ato de fazer algo limpo

🇷🇺Russian

очищение

действие по очистке чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सफाई

किसी चीज़ को साफ़ करने की क्रिया या भाव

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিষ্কার করা

কিছু পরিষ্কার করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சுத்தப்படுத்துதல்

எதையாவது தூய்மையாக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ప్రక్షాళన

ఏదైనా శుభ్రంగా చేసే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

साफ करणे

काहीतरी स्वच्छ करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સફાઇ

કંઈક સ્વચ્છ બનાવવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶುದ್ಧೀಕರಣ

ಏನನ್ನಾದರೂ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശുദ്ധീകരണം

എന്തെങ്കിലും ശുദ്ധമാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਫਾਈ

ਕੁਝ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

صفائی

کسی چیز کو صاف کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

清洁

使某物变得干净的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

クレンジング

何かをきれいにする行為

🇰🇷Korean

클렌징

뭔가를 깨끗하게 만드는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

làm sạch

hành động làm cho một cái gì đó sạch sẽ

🇹🇭Thai

ทำความสะอาด

การทำสิ่งที่สะอาด

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembersihan

tindakan membuat sesuatu menjadi bersih

🇵🇭Filipino

paglilinis

ang gawa ng paggawa ng isang bagay na malinis

🇲🇾Malay

pembersihan

perbuatan membuat sesuatu yang bersih

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تطهير

فعل صنع شيء نظيف

🇮🇷Persian

پاکسازی

عمل تمیز کردن چیزی

🇹🇷Turkish

temizlik

temiz bir şey yapma eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ניקוי

הפעולה של לעשות משהו נקי

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