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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 neat2 n pl neat
Archaic or dialect a domestic bovine animal [Old English neat] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
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. 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 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 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 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. [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 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) 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 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 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 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 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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