ORDERLINESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does orderliness mean? 

• ORDERLINESS (noun)
  The noun ORDERLINESS has 2 senses:

1. the quality of appreciating method and system

2. a condition of regular or proper arrangement

  Familiarity information: ORDERLINESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ORDERLINESS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality of appreciating method and system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

methodicalness; orderliness

Hypernyms ("orderliness" is a kind of...):

regularity (the quality of being characterized by a fixed principle or rate)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orderliness"):

organisation; organization; system (an ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized)

Derivation:

orderly (devoid of violence or disruption)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A condition of regular or proper arrangement

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

order; orderliness

Context example:

the machine is now in working order

Hypernyms ("orderliness" is a kind of...):

condition; status (a state at a particular time)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "orderliness"):

spit and polish (careful attention to order and appearance (as in the military))

kelter; kilter (in working order)

tidiness (the habit of being tidy)

Antonym:

disorderliness (a condition in which things are not in their expected places)

 Context examples 

I do not know how it is, said he; but we seem to want some of your nice ways and orderliness at my father's.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

A disorder characterized by an enduring pattern of inflexibility, extreme orderliness, and perfectionism which interfere with efficiency and which may manifest in many different contexts, including work and leisure activities, financial matters, and issues of morality or ethics.

(Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder, NCI Thesaurus)

At Mansfield, no sounds of contention, no raised voice, no abrupt bursts, no tread of violence, was ever heard; all proceeded in a regular course of cheerful orderliness; everybody had their due importance; everybody's feelings were consulted.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)