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tidy
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ti·dy  (td)
adj. ti·di·er, ti·di·est
1. Orderly and neat in appearance or procedure. See Synonyms at neat1.
2. Informal Adequate; satisfactory: a tidy arrangement.
3. Informal Substantial; considerable: a tidy sum.
v. ti·died, ti·dy·ing, ti·dies
v.tr.
To put in order: tidied up the house.
v.intr.
To make things tidy: tidied up after dinner.
n. pl. ti·dies
A decorative protective covering for the arms or headrest of a chair.

[Middle English tidi, in season, healthy, from tide, time; see tide1.]

tidi·ly adv.
tidi·ness n.

tidy
Adjective
[-dier, -diest]
1. neat and orderly
2. Brit, Austral & NZ informal quite large: a tidy sum of money
Verb
[-dies, -dying, -died]
to put (things) in their proper place; make neat: I've tidied up the toys under the bed
Noun
pl -dies
a small container for odds and ends [(originally: timely, excellent) from tide]
tidily adv
tidiness n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.tidytidy - receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
Verb1.tidy - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"
make up, make - put in order or neaten; "make the bed"; "make up a room"
order - bring order to or into; "Order these files"
clean house, houseclean, clean - clean and tidy up the house; "She housecleans every week"
Adj.1.tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
clean - free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits; "children with clean shining faces"; "clean white shirts"; "clean dishes"; "a spotlessly clean house"; "cats are clean animals"
fastidious - giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
untidy - not neat and tidy; "careless and untidy in her personal habits"; "an untidy living room"; "untidy and casual about money"
2.tidytidy - (of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard"
groomed - neat and smart in appearance; well cared for; "the manager was a beautifully groomed young man"; "his horse was always groomed"
3.tidy - large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"
considerable - large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree; "a considerable quantity"; "the economy was a considerable issue in the campaign"; "went to considerable trouble for us"; "spent a considerable amount of time on the problem"

tidy
adjective 1. neat, orderly, ordered, clean, trim, systematic, spruce, businesslike, well-kept, well-ordered, shipshape, spick-and-span, trig (archaic), (dialect) in apple-pie order (informal) << OPPOSITE untidy
adjective 3. (Informal) considerable, large, substantial, good, goodly, fair, healthy, generous, handsome, respectable, ample, largish, sizable or sizeable << OPPOSITE small
verb 4. neaten, straighten, put in order, order, clean, groom, spruce up, put to rights, put in trim << OPPOSITE disorder
Translations

tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ] adj [room] → ordenado; [drawing, work] → limpio; [person] → (bien) arreglado: (in character) → metódico; [mind] → claro, metódico
vt (also: tidy up) → ordenar, poner en orden
tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ] adj [room] → bien rangé(e); [dress, work] → net(nette)soigné(e); [person] → ordonné(e)qui a de l'ordre: (in character) → soigneux/euse; [mind] → méthodique
vt (also: tidy up) → ranger;
to tidy o.s. up → s'arranger
tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ] adj [room, desk] → ordentlich, aufgeräumt; [person] → ordnungsliebend; [sum, income] → ordentlich
vt (also: tidy up) → aufräumen
tidy [ˈtaɪdɪ] adj [room] → ordinato/a, lindo/a; [dress, work] → curato/a, in ordine; [person] → ordinato/a; [mind] → organizzato/a
vt (also: tidy up) → riordinare, mettere in ordine;
to tidy o.s. up → rassettarsi

tidy
adj tidy [ˈtaidi]
1 (negative untidy) in good order; neat a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy.netjiesمُرَتَّب، مُنَظَّمспретнатuklizený, upravenýryddelig; ordentligordentlichτακτικός, περιποιημένος, συγυρισμένοςordenadokorralikمرتبsiistinet, ordonnéמְסוּדָרस्वच्छuredan, čistrendesrapisnyrtilegurordinatoきちんとした정돈된tvarkingaskārtīgs; tīrskemasnetjesordentlig, pen, ryddigschludnyarrumadoîngrijit; ordonatопрятныйuprataný, upravenýurejenuredanprydlig, properที่เป็นระเบียบdüzenli整潔的охайний, акуратнийصاف ستھراsạch sẽ, ngăn nắp
2 fairly big a tidy sum of money.groot, aardigكَبير إلى حَدٍّ ماзначителенpořádnýpænordentlichμεγαλούτσικος, σεβαστόςconsiderablekena(ke)هنگفت؛ قابل ملاحظهsievoinencoquetדֵי גָדוֹלसाफ-सुथराznatan, priličantekintélyes (összeg)besarþokkalegurconsiderevoleかなりの상당한nemenkaspamatīgslumayanaardignett, pensporygrandemareзначительныйporiadnyčedenpriličannätt, rundlig, skapligใหญ่พอควรoldukça büyük, hatırı sayılır miktarda相當多的значний, чималийاچھا خاصاkhá lớn, khá to
v
(sometimes with up, ~away etc) to put in good order; to make neat He tidied (away) his papers; She was tidying the room (up) when her mother arrived.opruimيُرَتِّبразтребвамukliditgøre orden; rydde opin Ordnung bringenτακτοποιώ, συγυρίζωordenarkorrastama, koristamaمرتب کردنsiistiärangerלְסַדֵרव्यवस्थित करनाpospremiti, ureditirendbe teszmerapikanlaga tilriordinare整える정돈하다(su)tvarkyti[]kārtot; uzkopt; tīrītmengemasopruimenrydde opp (i), ordne, stelleukładać, sprzątaćarrumara face curăţenie/ordine (în)прибирать(ся)uprataťpospravitisreditistäda []จัดให้เรียบร้อยderleyip toparlamak整理прибирати, наводити порядокترتيب سے رکھنا، صاف ستھرا رکھناlàm cho ngăn nắp
adv ˈtidily
opruimendبِتَرْتيبспретнатоupraveněordentligt; ryddeligtordentlichτακτικάordenadamentekorralikultبطور منظمsiististisoigneusementבְּאוֹפֶן מְסוּדַרसुव्यवस्था से, साफ सुथरेपन सेurednorendesendengan rapisnyrtilegaaccuratamenteきちんと깨끗이tvarkingaikārtīgi; tīridgn rapinetjesordentlig, pent, ryddigschludniecom asseioordonatопрятноčisto, upraveneurejenourednoprydligt, propertอย่างเป็นระเบียบdüzenle整潔地охайноصفائي سےngăn nắp
n ˈtidiness
opgeruimتَرْتيبспретнатостčistota, pořádekorden; ryddeligheddie Ordnungτάξη, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. συγυρισμένο(ς)ordenkorralikkusنظم و ترتیبsiisteysordre, propretéסֵדֶרसुव्यवस्था, साफ सुथरापनurednostrendességkerapiansnyrtimennskaordine, accuratezza整とん깨끗함tvarkingumaskārtīgums; tīrīgums; tīrībakerapiannetheidordenssans, (god) ordenschludnośćasseiocurăţenie, ordineопрятностьčistota, poriadokred; snažnosturednostprydlighet, properhetความเป็นระเบียบdüzen, tertip整潔охайністьصفائيsự ngăn nắp

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