neat

neat ¹  (nt)

adj. neat·er, neat·est

1. Orderly and clean; tidy.

2. Orderly and precise in procedure; systematic.

3. Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase.

4. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey.

5. Left after all deductions; net: neat profit.

6. Slang Wonderful; terrific: That was a neat party.

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[Anglo-Norman neit, clear, pure, variant of Old French net, from Latin nitidus, elegant, gleaming, from nitre, to shine.]

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neatly adv.

neatness n.

Synonyms: neat¹, tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span
These adjectives mean clean and in good order. Neat is the most general: a neat room; neat hair.
Tidy emphasizes precise arrangement and order: "When she saw me come in tidy and well dressed, she even smiled" (Charlotte Brontë).
Trim stresses especially smart appearance: "A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings" (Herman Melville).
Shipshape evokes meticulous order: "We'll try to make this barn a little more shipshape" (Rudyard Kipling).
Spick-and-span suggests the immaculate freshness of something new: "young men in spick-and-span uniforms" (Edith Wharton).

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neat ²  (nt)

n. pl. neat Archaic

A cow or other domestic bovine animal.

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[Middle English net, from Old English nat.]

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neat

Adjective

1. clean and tidy

2. smoothly or competently done: a neat answer

3. (of alcoholic drinks) undiluted

4. Slang, chiefly US & Canad admirable; excellent [Latin nitidus clean]

neatly adv
neatness n

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	neat - clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" orderly tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
	2.	neat - showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting" tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
	3.	neat - free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset" tasteful, refined elegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
	4.	neat - free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife" clean adroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
	5.	neat - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing" bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, great colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
	6.	neat - without water; "took his whiskey neat" full-strength, straight undiluted - not diluted; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain"

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neat

adjective 1. tidy, nice, straight, trim, orderly, spruce, uncluttered, shipshape, spick-and-span << OPPOSITE untidy

2. methodical, tidy, systematic, fastidious << OPPOSITE disorganized

adjective 3. smart, trim, tidy, spruce, dapper, natty (informal) well-groomed, well-turned out

adjective 4. graceful, elegant, adept, nimble, agile, adroit, efficient << OPPOSITE clumsy

adjective 5. clever, efficient, handy, apt, well-judged << OPPOSITE inefficient

adjective 6. Chiefly U.S., Canad. (slang) cool, great (informal) excellent, brilliant, cracking Brit. (informal) smashing (informal) superb, fantastic (informal) tremendous, ace (informal) fabulous (informal) marvellous, terrific, awesome (slang) mean (slang) super (informal) brill (informal) bodacious (slang), chiefly U.S. boffo (slang) chillin' U.S. (slang) booshit Austral. (slang) exo Austral. (slang) sik Austral. (slang) rad (informal) phat (slang) schmick Austral. (informal) << OPPOSITE terrible

adjective 7. (of an alcoholic drink) undiluted, straight, pure, unmixed

Translations

neat [niːt] adj [place] → ordenado, bien cuidado; [person] → pulcro; [plan] → ingenioso; [spirits] → solo

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neat [niːt] adj [person, work] → soigné(e); [room etc] → bien tenu(e) or rangé(e); [solution, plan] → habile; [spirits] → pur(e);

I drink it neat → je le bois sec or sans eau

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neat [niːt] adj → ordentlich;

(handwriting) → sauber;

(plan, solution) → elegant;

(description) → prägnant;

(spirits) → pur;

I drink it neat → ich trinke es pur

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neat [niːt] adj [person, room] → ordinato/a; [work] → pulito/a; [solution, plan] → ben indovinato/a, azzeccato/a; [spirits] → liscio/a

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neat

adj neat [niːt]

1 tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place a neat house; She is very neat and tidy. netjies مُرَتَّب ، أنيق подреден uklizený, čistý; elegantní ordentlig nett τακτοποιημένος pulcro, ordenado puhas مرتب siisti propre, bien tenu נָקִי, מְסוּדָר स्वच्छ, साफ uredan takaros rapi snyrtilegur preciso, ordinato きちんとした 단정한, 깔끔한 švarus, tvarkingas tīrs; kārtīgs kemas netjes ryddig, ordentlig, pyntelig schludny arrumado curat, îngrijit опрятный; аккуратный čistý, úhľadný urejen uredan prydlig, proper, vårdad เรียบร้อย düzenli, tertipli 整潔的，整齊的 чистий, охайний صاف ستھرا gọn gàng 整洁的，整齐的

2 skilfully done He has made a neat job of the repair. netjies ماهِر، دَقيق спретнат pečlivý, šikovný nydelig geschickt καλοφτιαγμένος bien hecho osav شسته رفته taitava très bien/bon עָשָׂה בְּהַצלָחָה सुव्यवस्थित čist ügyes rapi snoturlegur ben fatto じょうずな 교묘한, 솜씨 좋은 geras, puikus veikls; prasmīgs rapi handig pen, nydelig staranny, porządny bem feito foarte bine искусный šikovný spreten vešt ordentlig, noggrann, snygg เหมาะสม ustaca, çok iyi bir şekilde 靈巧的 акуратний; добре зроблений نفيس gọn 灵巧的

3 (of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water neat whisky. skoon صافٍ، صِرْف чист čistý ren unverdünnt σκέτος (για ποτό) solo lahjendamata خالص kuiva sec לא מָהוּל अच्छा bez vode tiszta murni óblandaður puro, liscio ストレートの 물을 타지 않은 grynas, neatskiestas tīrs, neatšķaidīts wiski keras puur bar, ublandet czysty, nie rozcieńczony puro sec чистый čistý čist čist ren แบบเพียว ๆ susuz, buzsuz, sade 純的 нерозведений خالص nguyên chất 纯的

n neatness

netheid تَرْتيب، أناقَه، دِقَّه подреденост čistota orden die Nettigkeit τάξη, επιμέλεια orden, destreza, habilidad puhtus خالص بودن siisteys netteté סֶדֶר וְנִיקָיוֹן स्वच्छता, सफाई urednost,skladnost takaros/ízléses volta valaminek kerapian snyrtimennska (ordine) 整然 단정함, 깔끔함 švarumas, tvarkingumas tīrība; kārtīgums kekemasan netheid ryddighet, pyntelighet schludność ordem îngrijire опрятность čistota urejenost urednost prydlighet ความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อย düzenlilik, düzgünlük, derli topluluk 整潔，幹淨 акуратність, охайність صفائي ستھرائي sự gọn gàng 整洁，干净

adv neatly

tidily or skilfully Please write neatly. netjies بأناقَه، بِتَرْتيب، بِمَهارَه спретнато pečlivě, úhledně ordentligt; pænt ordentlich τακτικά, καθαρά, με επιμέλεια con esmero, hábilmente hoolikalt مرتب huolellisesti soigneusement בְּצוָּרה יָפָה וּמסוּדֶרֶת स्वच्छतापूर्वक, सफाई से uredno,jasno rendesen dengan rapi snyrtilega; snoturlega accuratamente きちんと 단정하게 švariai, gerai, kruopščiai, tvarkingai kārtīgi; glīti; prasmīgi dengan kemas, dengan rapi netjes pent, sirlig, nydelig starannie com cuidado îngrijit аккуратно; чётко úhľadne skrbno uredno prydligt, vårdat อย่างเรียบร้อย düzgün şekilde 工整地，熟練地 акуратно, охайно نفاست سے một cách gọn gàng 工整地，熟练地