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The state of being neat and smart and trim
Answer for the clue "The state of being neat and smart and trim ", 10 letters:
spruceness
Word definitions for spruceness in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state of being neat and smart and trim [syn: neatness ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), a. [Compar. Sprucer (spr[udd]"s[~e]r); superl. Sprucest (spr[udd]"s[e^]st).] [Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was an article of finery. See Spruce , n.] Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. the property of being spruce, of being neat and elegant
Usage examples of spruceness.
But I do know that he gave an impression of far greater spruceness, haleness, clean-cutness, virility, call it what you will, than almost any dark-haired man you see about you, once past twenty-five.