1.
fond of cleanliness; neat freak; tidy person
a personality trait describing someone who likes things to be clean and orderly
彼女は綺麗好きだ。
She is a neat freak.
綺麗好きな人と暮らすのは気を使う。
Living with a tidy person requires being careful.
母は綺麗好きで、家の中にはいつも花が飾ってある。
My mother likes things neat, so there are always flowers arranged in the house.
A compound noun used as a personality descriptor. Can be used both positively (someone who keeps things nice) and with a hint of exasperation (someone overly particular about cleanliness). Functions as both a noun (a neat person) and a na-adjective modifier.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 綺麗好きな人: a tidy/clean person
- 綺麗好きな性格: a tidy personality
- かなりの綺麗好き: quite the neat freak
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 潔癖症: germaphobe, obsessive cleanliness — much stronger, implies a disorder
- 几帳面: meticulous, precise — broader than just cleanliness, includes punctuality and organization
WORD FORMATION:
綺麗 (clean, beautiful) + 好き (fond of). Same pattern as 寂しがり屋, 怖がり, 甘党, etc. — personality words built from preferences.