Definitions for orderliness

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

or•der•lyˈɔr dər li(adj.; n.; adv.)(pl.)-lies

  1. (adj.)arranged or disposed in a neat, tidy manner or in a regular sequence:

    an orderly desk.

  2. observant of or governed by system or method.

  3. characterized by or observant of law, rule, or discipline; well-behaved; law-abiding.

  4. pertaining to or charged with the communication or execution of orders.

  5. (n.)a hospital attendant having general, nonmedical duties.

  6. an enlisted soldier assigned to perform various chores for a commanding officer or group of officers.

    Category: Military

  7. (adv.)methodically; regularly.

  8. according to established order or rule.

Origin of orderly:

1470–80

or′der•li•ness(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. orderliness, methodicalness(noun)

    the quality of appreciating method and system

  2. orderliness, order(noun)

    a condition of regular or proper arrangement

    "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"

Wiktionary

  1. orderliness(Noun)

    The fact of having a regular, proper and systematic arrangement.

  2. orderliness(Noun)

    Orderly behaviour.


Translations for orderliness

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

orderliness(noun)

a soldier who carries an officer's orders and messages.

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