neat (redirected from neatest)

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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neat¹

adj

1. clean, tidy, and orderly

2. liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious

3. smoothly or competently done; efficient a neat job

4. pat or slick his excuse was suspiciously neat

5. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Brewing) (of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc.; undiluted

6. a less common word for net² neat profits

7. Slang chiefly US and Canadian good; pleasing; admirable

[from Old French net, from Latin nitidus clean, shining, from nitēre to shine; related to Middle Irish niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian naiba- beautiful]

neatly  adv

neatness  n

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neat²

n pl neat

Archaic or dialect a domestic bovine animal

[Old English neat]

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, immaculate, spruce, well-kept, uncluttered, shipshape, spick-and-span Her house was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean.
tidy disorderly, messy, cluttered, untidy, disorganized, disarrayed

2. methodical, tidy, systematic, fastidious `It's not like Alf to leave a mess like that,' I remarked, `He's always so neat.'
methodical disorderly, messy, sloppy (informal), untidy, disorganized, slobby (informal)

3. smart, trim, tidy, spruce, dapper, natty (informal), well-groomed, well-turned out She always looked neat and well groomed.

4. dainty, compact, petite a small woman with neat features

5. graceful, elegant, skilful, adept, deft, nimble, agile, adroit, dexterous, efficient He had the neat movements of a dancer.
graceful clumsy, inelegant

6. clever, efficient, handy, apt, nifty (informal), well-judged It was a neat solution to the problem.
clever incompetent, inefficient

7. 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) I've just had a really neat idea.
cool bad, terrible, awful

8. (of alcoholic drinks) undiluted, straight, pure, unmixed He poured himself a glass of neat brandy and swallowed it in one.

Translations

neat [niːt] ADJ (neater (compar) (neatest (superl)))

1. (= tidy in appearance) [room, desk, row, pile] → ordenado; [garden] → bien cuidado; [appearance] → cuidado, pulcro, prolijo(S. Cone); [clothes] → muy cuidado; [work] → bien presentado
everything looks neat and tidy → todo parece muy ordenado
she always looks very neat → siempre va muy arreglada
her hair is always very neat → siempre va muy bien peinada
he has very neat handwriting → tiene muy buena letra

2. (= tidy by nature) [person] → ordenado, pulcro, prolijo(S. Cone)

3. (= compact) [figure] → bien proporcionado; [waist, waistline] → delgado
a neat little car → un coche pequeño y de línea sencilla

4. (= clever) [solution] → ingenioso, bueno; [plan] → ingenioso; [division, category, explanation] → claro

5. (US) (= wonderful) → genial
that's a neat idea → ésa es una idea genial
those new apartments are really neat → esos nuevos apartamentos son muy chulos

6. (Brit) (= undiluted) [whisky, brandy, etc] → solo
I take it neat → lo tomo solo
half a litre of neat whisky → medio litro de whisky puro

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neat [ˈniːt]

adj

[person] (in appearance) → soigné(e)
to look neat → être soigné(e) de sa personne
She always looks so neat → Elle est toujours si soignée de sa personne.

[person] (= tidy) to be neat → être soigneux/euse
Tom's always so neat → Tom est toujours si soigneux.

[writing, clothes] → soigné(e)
She has very neat writing → Elle a une écriture très soignée.

[room] → bien tenu(e), rangé(e)

[line, row] → net(te)
to put sth in a neat pile → empiler soigneusement qch
She put her clothes in a neat pile → Elle empila ses habits soigneusement.

[solution, plan] → habile

(= unmixed) [spirits, brandy, vodka] → pur(e); [whisky] → sec
a neat whisky → un whisky sec

(= good) → chouette >
a really neat film → un film vraiment chouette

adv
I drink my whisky neat → je bois mon whisky sec

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neat

adj (+er)

(= tidy) person, house, hairstyle → ordentlich; worker, work, handwriting, sewing → sauber, ordentlich; hair, appearance → gepflegt; he likes everything neat and tidy → er will alles hübsch ordentlich haben; to make a neat job of something → etw tadellos machen; he made a very neat job of repairing the window → er hat das Fenster tadellos repariert ? pin

(= precise) fit, category → genau; division → sauber; summary → prägnant; explanation → prägnant formuliert; it’s a neat fit in the corner → es passt genau in die Ecke

(= pleasing) → nett; clothes → nett, adrett; person, figure → hübsch, nett; ankles → schlank; she has a neat figure → sie hat ein nettes Figürchen; neat little suit → schmucker or netter Anzug

(= skilful) gadget, speech → gelungen; style → gewandt; solution → sauber, elegant; plan → elegant; trick → schlau; that’s very neat → das ist sehr schlau

(esp Brit: = undiluted) spirits → pur; wines → unverdünnt; to drink one’s whisky neat → Whisky pur trinken

(US inf: = excellent) → prima (inf), → klasse inv (inf); a neat guy → ein großartiger or toller Typ (inf)

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neat [niːt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (tidy, person, handwriting) → ordinato/a; (room, house, desk) → ordinato/a, in ordine; (work) → accurato/a, pulito/a; (well-dressed) → curato/a nel vestire; (skilful, plan, solution) → indovinato/a, azzeccato/a (Am) (fam) (excellent) → figo/a
she is a neat worker → è molto accurata nel lavoro
he has made a neat job of the bathroom → ha fatto un buon lavoro or un lavoro accurato nel bagno
she has a neat figure → è ben proporzionata
a neat little car → una bella macchinetta

b. (undiluted, spirits) → liscio/a

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neat [niːt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (tidy, person, handwriting) → ordinato/a; (room, house, desk) → ordinato/a, in ordine; (work) → accurato/a, pulito/a; (well-dressed) → curato/a nel vestire; (skilful, plan, solution) → indovinato/a, azzeccato/a (Am) (fam) (excellent) → figo/a
she is a neat worker → è molto accurata nel lavoro
he has made a neat job of the bathroom → ha fatto un buon lavoro or un lavoro accurato nel bagno
she has a neat figure → è ben proporzionata
a neat little car → una bella macchinetta

b. (undiluted, 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 말끔한 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 taidokas très bien/bon עָשָׂה בְּהַצלָחָה सुव्यवस्थित čist ügyes rapi snoturlegur ben fatto じょうずな 세련된 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 raaka sec לא מָהוּל अच्छा bez vode tiszta murni óblandaður puro, liscio ストレートの (술이) 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 깔끔하게 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

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neat → نظيف uklizený nydelig ordentlich συγυρισμένος pulcro siisti soigneux uredan ordinato きちんとした 깔끔한 netjes velstelt schludny arrumado опрятный ordentlig เรียบร้อย temiz ve tertipli gọn gàng 整洁的