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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

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

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

neat [niːt] adj → ordentlich;

(handwriting) → sauber;

(plan, solution) → elegant;

(description) → prägnant;

(spirits) → pur;

I drink it neat → ich trinke es pur

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.netjiesمُرَتَّب ، أنيقподреденuklizený, čistý; elegantníordentlignettτακτοποιημένοςpulcro, ordenadopuhasمرتبsiistipropre, bien tenuנָקִי, מְסוּדָרस्वच्छ, साफuredantakarosrapisnyrtilegurpreciso, ordinatoきちんとした단정한, 깔끔한švarus, tvarkingastīrs; kārtīgskemasnetjesryddig, ordentlig, pynteligschludnyarrumadocurat, îngrijitопрятный; аккуратныйčistý, úhľadnýurejenuredanprydlig, proper, vårdadเรียบร้อยdüzenli, tertipli整潔的，整齊的чистий, охайнийصاف ستھراgọn gàng整洁的，整齐的

2 skilfully done He has made a neat job of the repair.netjiesماهِر، دَقيقспретнатpečlivý, šikovnýnydeliggeschicktκαλοφτιαγμένοςbien hechoosavشسته رفتهtaitavatrès bien/bonעָשָׂה בְּהַצלָחָהसुव्यवस्थितčistügyesrapisnoturlegurben fattoじょうずな교묘한, 솜씨 좋은geras, puikusveikls; prasmīgsrapihandigpen, nydeligstaranny, porządnybem feitofoarte bineискусныйšikovnýspretenveštordentlig, noggrann, snyggเหมาะสมustaca, çok iyi bir şekilde靈巧的акуратний; добре зробленийنفيسgọn灵巧的

3 (of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water neat whisky.skoonصافٍ، صِرْفчистčistýrenunverdünntσκέτος (για ποτό)sololahjendamataخالصkuivasecלא מָהוּלअच्छाbez vodetisztamurnióblandaðurpuro, liscioストレートの물을 타지 않은grynas, neatskiestastīrs, neatšķaidītswiski keraspuurbar, ublandetczysty, nie rozcieńczonypurosecчистыйčistýčistčistrenแบบเพียว ๆsusuz, buzsuz, sade純的нерозведенийخالصnguyên chất纯的

n ˈneatness

netheidتَرْتيب، أناقَه، دِقَّهподреденостčistotaordendie Nettigkeitτάξη, επιμέλειαorden, destreza, habilidadpuhtusخالص بودنsiisteysnettetéסֶדֶר וְנִיקָיוֹןस्वच्छता, सफाईurednost,skladnosttakaros/ízléses volta valaminekkerapiansnyrtimennska(ordine)整然단정함, 깔끔함švarumas, tvarkingumastīrība; kārtīgumskekemasannetheidryddighet, pyntelighetschludnośćordemîngrijireопрятностьčistotaurejenosturednostprydlighetความเป็นระเบียบเรียบร้อยdüzenlilik, düzgünlük, derli topluluk整潔，幹淨акуратність, охайністьصفائي ستھرائيsự gọn gàng整洁，干净

adv ˈneatly

tidily or skilfully Please write neatly.netjiesبأناقَه، بِتَرْتيب، بِمَهارَهспретнатоpečlivě, úhledněordentligt; pæntordentlichτακτικά, καθαρά, με επιμέλειαcon esmero, hábilmentehoolikaltمرتبhuolellisestisoigneusementבְּצוָּרה יָפָה וּמסוּדֶרֶתस्वच्छतापूर्वक, सफाई सेuredno,jasnorendesendengan rapisnyrtilega; snoturlegaaccuratamenteきちんと단정하게švariai, gerai, kruopščiai, tvarkingaikārtīgi; glīti; prasmīgidengan kemas, dengan rapinetjespent, sirlig, nydeligstaranniecom cuidadoîngrijitаккуратно; чёткоúhľadneskrbnourednoprydligt, vårdatอย่างเรียบร้อยdüzgün şekilde工整地，熟練地акуратно, охайноنفاست سےmột cách gọn gàng工整地，熟练地