neat´ness

neat´ness: neat¹ «neet», adjective.

1. clean and in order: »a neat desk, a neat room, a neat dress.

2. able and willing to keep things in order: »a neat child.

3. well-formed; in proportion: »a neat design.

4. skillful; clever: »a neat trick, a neat turn of phrase.
SYNONYM(S): deft, adroit.

5. without anything mixed in it; pure; straight: »He drinks his brandy neat. The gas is then enriched to the declared calorific value by the automatic addition of neat refinery gas (London Times).
SYNONYM(S): undiluted, clear.

6. Slang. very pleasing; fine: »a neat party.

7. clear; net: »a neat profit.

╂[< Anglo-French neit, Old French net < Latin nitidus gleaming < nitēre to shine]

–neat´ly, adverb.

–neat´ness, noun.

Synonym Study 1 Neat, tidy, trim mean in good order. Neat suggests cleanness and absence of disorder or litter: »Her clothes are always neat.
Tidy suggests orderliness: »She keeps her room tidy.
Trim suggests pleasing neatness and smartness or compactness, proportion, and clean lines: »That is a trim sailboat.

neat² «neet», noun, adjective.

–n. pl. or sing. Archaic.

1. cattle; oxen.

2. an ox, cow, or heifer.

–adj.

of the ox kind: »neat cattle.

╂[Old English nēat]

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neat — [ nit ] adjective ** ▸ 1 carefully arranged ▸ 2 simple but intelligent ▸ 3 good/nice ▸ 4 small and pleasing ▸ 5 drink: not mixed 1. ) carefully arranged and looking nice: His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. She arranged the papers into … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
neat — neat·en; neat·herd; neat; neat·ly; neat·ness; un·neat; … English syllables
neat´ly — neat1 «neet», adjective. 1. clean and in order: »a neat desk, a neat room, a neat dress. 2. able and willing to keep things in order: »a neat child. 3. well formed; in proportion: »a neat design … Useful english dictionary
neat — I [[t]nit[/t]] adj. er, est, adv. adj. 1) in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room[/ex] 2) habitually orderly and clean in personal appearance or habits 3) cvb having a trim and graceful appearance, contour, style, etc.: a neat… … From formal English to slang
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
neat-hand — neat hand·ed·ly; neat hand·ed·ness; … English syllables
neat-handedness — neat hand·ed·ness … English syllables
trim´ness — trim «trihm», verb, trimmed, trim|ming, adjective, trim|mer, trim|mest, noun, adverb. –v.t. 1. to make neat by cutting away parts: »The gardene … Useful english dictionary
ti´di|ness — ti|dy «TY dee», adjective, di|er, di|est, verb, died, dy|ing, noun, plural dies. –adj. 1. neat and in order; … Useful english dictionary
smug´ness — smug «smuhg», adjective, smug|ger, smug|gest. 1. too pleased with one s own goodness, cleverness, respectability, or accomplishments; self satisfied; complacent: »Nothing disturbs the smug beliefs of some prim, narrow minded people … Useful english dictionary

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