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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.

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

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tidi·ly adv.

tidi·ness n.

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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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tidy - receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) receptacle - a container that is used to put or keep things in
Verb	1.	tidy - put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" clean up, neaten, square away, tidy up, straighten, straighten out 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.	tidy - (of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" kempt 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" goodly, sizable, sizeable, goodish, hefty, respectable, healthy 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"

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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 2. organized, neat, fastidious, methodical, smart, efficient, spruce, businesslike, well-groomed, well turned out

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

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tidy

adj tidy [ˈtaidi]

1 (negative untidy) in good order; neat a tidy room/person; Her hair never looks tidy. netjies مُرَتَّب، مُنَظَّم спретнат uklizený, upravený ryddelig; ordentlig ordentlich τακτικός, περιποιημένος, συγυρισμένος ordenado korralik مرتب siisti net, ordonné מְסוּדָר स्वच्छ uredan, čist rendes rapi snyrtilegur ordinato きちんとした 정돈된 tvarkingas kārtīgs; tīrs kemas netjes ordentlig, pen, ryddig schludny arrumado îngrijit; ordonat опрятный uprataný, upravený urejen uredan prydlig, proper ที่เป็นระเบียบ düzenli 整潔的 охайний, акуратний صاف ستھرا sạch sẽ, ngăn nắp 整洁的

2 fairly big a tidy sum of money. groot, aardig كَبير إلى حَدٍّ ما значителен pořádný pæn ordentlich μεγαλούτσικος, σεβαστός considerable kena(ke) هنگفت؛ قابل ملاحظه sievoinen coquet דֵי גָדוֹל साफ-सुथरा znatan, priličan tekintélyes (összeg) besar þokkalegur considerevole かなりの 상당한 nemenkas pamatīgs lumayan aardig nett, pen spory grande mare значительный poriadny čeden priličan nätt, rundlig, skaplig ใหญ่พอควร oldukça büyük, hatırı sayılır miktarda 相當多的 значний, чималий اچھا خاصا khá lớn, khá to 相当多的

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. opruim يُرَتِّب разтребвам uklidit gøre orden; rydde op in Ordnung bringen τακτοποιώ, συγυρίζω ordenar korrastama, koristama مرتب کردن siistiä ranger לְסַדֵר व्यवस्थित करना pospremiti, urediti rendbe tesz merapikan laga til riordinare 整える 정돈하다 (su)tvarkyti []kārtot; uzkopt; tīrīt mengemas opruimen rydde opp (i), ordne, stelle układać, sprzątać arrumar a face curăţenie/ordine (în) прибирать(ся) upratať pospraviti srediti städa [] จัดให้เรียบร้อย derleyip toparlamak 整理 прибирати, наводити порядок ترتيب سے رکھنا، صاف ستھرا رکھنا làm cho ngăn nắp 整理

adv ˈtidily

opruimend بِتَرْتيب спретнато upraveně ordentligt; ryddeligt ordentlich τακτικά ordenadamente korralikult بطور منظم siististi soigneusement בְּאוֹפֶן מְסוּדַר सुव्यवस्था से, साफ सुथरेपन से uredno rendesen dengan rapi snyrtilega accuratamente きちんと 깨끗이 tvarkingai kārtīgi; tīri dgn rapi netjes ordentlig, pent, ryddig schludnie com asseio ordonat опрятно čisto, upravene urejeno uredno prydligt, propert อย่างเป็นระเบียบ düzenle 整潔地 охайно صفائي سے ngăn nắp 整洁地

n ˈtidiness

opgeruim تَرْتيب спретнатост čistota, pořádek orden; ryddelighed die Ordnung τάξη, η ιδιότητα του να είναι κπ. ή κτ. συγυρισμένο(ς) orden korralikkus نظم و ترتیب siisteys ordre, propreté סֵדֶר सुव्यवस्था, साफ सुथरापन urednost rendesség kerapian snyrtimennska ordine, accuratezza 整とん 깨끗함 tvarkingumas kārtīgums; tīrīgums; tīrība kerapian netheid ordenssans, (god) orden schludność asseio curăţenie, ordine опрятность čistota, poriadok red; snažnost urednost prydlighet, properhet ความเป็นระเบียบ düzen, tertip 整潔 охайність صفائي sự ngăn nắp 整洁