Hyphenation of clean

How to hyphenate clean

Because it is a word with a single syllable, clean is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

clean

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 5
Alpha-numeric Characters Count: 5
Hyphens Count: 0

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is: clean

Definitions of clean

clean is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
Removal of dirt.
Example: This place needs a clean.
noun
The first part of the event clean and jerk in which the weight is brought from the ground to the shoulders.

Definition 1 as verb

verb
To remove dirt from a place or object.
Example: Can you clean the windows today?
verb
To tidy up, make a place neat.
Example: Clean your room right now!
verb
To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
verb
To make things clean in general.
Example: She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her.
verb
To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
verb
To brush the ice lightly in front of a moving rock to remove any debris and ensure a correct line; less vigorous than a sweep.
verb
To purge a raw of any blemishes caused by the scanning process such as brown tinting and poor color contrast.
verb
To remove guts and/or scales of a butchered animal.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
(heading, physical) Free of dirt or impurities or protruberances.
adjective
(heading, behavioural) Free of immorality or criminality.
adjective
Smooth, exact, and performed well
Example: I’ll need a sharper knife to make clean cuts. a clean leap over a fence
adjective
Total; utter. (still in "clean sweep")
adjective
Cool or neat.
Example: Wow, Dude, those are some clean shoes ya got there!
adjective
(health) Being free of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).
Example: I want to make sure my fiancé is clean before we are married.
adjective
That does not damage the environment.
Example: clean energy; clean coal
adjective
Free from that which is useless or injurious; without defects.
Example: clean land; clean timber
adjective
Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.
adjective
Well-proportioned; shapely.
Example: clean limbs
adjective
(of a route) Ascended without falling.

Definition 1 as adverb

adverb
Fully and completely.
Example: He was stabbed clean through.

Words nearby clean

clayweed
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cleach
clead
cleaded
cleading
cleam
cleamer
(clean)
clean-
clean-appearing
clean-armed
clean-boled
clean-bred
clean-built
clean-complexioned
clean-cut

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of splitting words into syllables and inserting hyphens between them to facilitate the reading of a text. It is also used to divide words when the word cannot fit on a line.

This technique is particularly helpful in fully justified texts, where it aids in creating a uniform edge along both sides of a paragraph. Hyphenation rules vary among languages and even among different publications within the same language. It's a critical component in typesetting, significantly influencing the aesthetics and readability of printed and digital media. For instance, in compound adjectives like 'long-term solution', hyphens clarify relationships between words, preventing misinterpretation. Moreover, hyphenation can alter meanings: 'recreation' differs from 're-creation'.

With the advent of digital text, hyphenation algorithms have become more sophisticated, though still imperfect, sometimes requiring manual adjustment to ensure accuracy and coherence in text layout. Understanding and correctly applying hyphenation rules is therefore not only a matter of linguistic accuracy but also a key aspect of effective visual communication.