orderliness

/ˈɔːdəlinəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɔːrdərlinəs/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈȯr-dər-lē-nəs/ (ame, mw)

orderliness — noun

1. a state in which things or actions follow a neat, logical pattern, so everything

1.名詞C1
釋義

a state in which things or actions follow a neat, logical pattern, so everything has its place and nothing feels chaotic.

例句

Ava admired the orderliness of the library shelves, with every book grouped by subject.

orderliness of [noun phrase]

The orderliness of the morning routine helped Henrik's young children get ready for school calmly.

abstract subject with concrete impact

同義詞
  • tidiness

    everyday word; focuses on physical neatness rather than logical arrangement

  • neatness

    narrower; usually about visible cleanliness and trimness

  • organization

    broader; covers planning and structure, not just the resulting tidy state

  • regularity

    emphasises repeated, predictable patterns more than physical arrangement

反義詞
  • chaos

    stronger; suggests complete loss of control

  • disorder

    everyday opposite; covers both physical mess and broken systems

  • messiness

    informal; usually about visible mess only

文法句型

orderliness of [noun]

用法筆記

Subject is usually an environment, system, or routine rather than a person; pair with 'of' to name what is orderly.

常見錯誤

❌She has a strong orderliness.
✅She has a strong sense of orderliness.
💡'orderliness' is the property of things or settings, so a person 'has a sense of' it rather than possessing it directly.
❌The orderliness people kept the queue moving.
✅The orderly people kept the queue moving.
💡use the adjective 'orderly' before a noun, not the abstract noun 'orderliness'.