Home › Words › D › detersivenessdetersivenessdetersiveness means having a cleansing quality.EtymologyFrom detersive + -ness.nounHaving a cleansing quality.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.detersive 84% match — Having cleansing abilities vs detersiveness →detersively 84% match — so as to cleanse. vs detersiveness →detersion 72% match — The act of deterging or cleansing. vs detersiveness →deterge 68% match — To clean (especially a wound) of undesirable material. vs detersiveness →deterrently 66% match — In a way that deters, or serves as a deterrent. vs detersiveness →detergency 65% match — The active property of a detergent vs detersiveness →abstersive 64% match — Cleansing; purging; abstergent. vs detersiveness →detergence 63% match — The active property of a detergent vs detersiveness →