Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)The property of being cleanly, or habitually clean; good hygiene.

    Sauberkeit, Reinlichkeit

    чистота́čistotá, чи́стостьčístostʹ

    чистота́čystotá, чи́стістьčýstistʹ

  2. (uncountable, usually)Ritual purity.

More definitions
  • diligence in keeping clean
  • the habit of keeping free of superficial imperfections

Examples

35 sentences
  1. My wife is obsessed with cleanliness.

    ruМоя жена помешана на чистоте. — marafon

    deMeine Frau hat einen Reinlichkeitsfimmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. I was also impressed with the school's cleanliness and the students' pride in it.

    deIch war auch von der Reinlichkeit der Schule und dem Stolz der Schüler darauf beeindruckt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Tom is obsessed with cleanliness.

    ruТом помешан на чистоте. — sigavax

    deTom hat einen Reinlichkeitsfimmel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Cleanliness is next to Godliness.

    deReinlichkeit steht neben der Göttlichkeit. — Waldelfe

  5. They attached great importance to cleanliness.

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Translations

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Forms

plural: cleanlinesses
Singularcleanliness

uncountable

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

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