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   neat

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   • 1. arranged in a tidy way; in good order: "the books had been stacked up in neat piles" Similar tidyneat and tidyas neat as a new pinorderlywell orderedin (good) orderwell keptshipshape (and Bristol fashion)in apple-pie orderimmaculatespick and spanunclutteredstraighttrimsprucearchaic:tricksyOpposite disorderlyuntidy
   • ▪ (of a person) habitually tidy, smart, or well organized: "her daughter was always neat and clean" Similar smartsprucedappertrimwell groomedwell turned outbesuitedorganizedwell organizedtidymethodicalfastidiousinformal:nattydated:as if one had just stepped out of a bandboxarchaic:trigOpposite shabby
   • ▪ having a pleasing appearance; well formed: "Alan noted down the orders in his neat, precise script" Similar well formedregularprecisecrispclean-cutelegantwell proportionedsimpleunadornedunornamented
   • 2. done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency: "a neat bit of deduction" Similar skilfuldeftdexterousadroitadeptexpertpractisedaccurateprecisenimbleagilegracefulstylishinformal:niftycleveringeniousinventiveresourcefulgoodaptefficientslickinformal:geniusOpposite clumsy
   • ▪ tending to disregard specifics for the sake of convenience; facile: "this neat division does not take into account a host of associated factors"
   • 3. (of liquid, especially spirits) not diluted or mixed with anything else: "he drank neat Scotch" Similar undilutedstraightunmixedunadulteratedunblendedpureuncutinformal:straight up
   • 4. very good; excellent: informal North American "it was really neat seeing the city" Similar excellentvery goodsuperboutstandingmagnificentof high qualityof the highest qualityof the highest standardexceptionalmarvellouswonderfulsublimeperfecteminentpre-eminentmatchlesspeerlesssupremefirst-ratefirst-classsuperiorsuperlativesplendidadmirableworthysterlingfineinformal:superA1acegreatterrifictremendousfantasticfabsupercalifragilisticexpialidocioustop-notchtip-topclassawesomemagicwickedcoolout of this worldtoo good to be truemind-blowingbrilliantbrillsmashingchampionbostingbadassawesomesauceon fleekbeautbonzerinformal, dated:spiffingrippingtoppingtop-holewizardcapitalswellboskervulgar slang:shit hotrare:applaudableOpposite poorinferior

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘clean, free from impurities’): from French net, from Latin nitidus ‘shining’, from nitere ‘to shine’; related to net2. The sense ‘bright’ (now obsolete) was recorded in English in the late 16th century.

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   What is a neat person?

   • A neat person likes everything to be clean and well arranged. The party was really neat. What a neat bike! The community involved comprized of two wards and hence had a neat geographical location. By a neat sleight of hand, many doctors defined ' shellshock ' as physical shell concussion, and excluded it from this category.

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   What does neat and tidy mean?

   • tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged She kept her desk extremely neat. You've got very neat handwriting! She was wearing a neat black suit. They sat in her neat and tidy kitchen. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app

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   Where did the word 'neat' come from?

   • But in its newest sense of "splendid," something that is "neat" might be thought of as a brilliant or shining example of the best of its kind. And this idea is very close to the origin of the word. Neat first began to be used in English about 400 years ago.

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   What does neat Mean in slang?

   • 1. in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room. 2. habitually orderly and clean in personal appearance or habits. 3. having a trim and graceful appearance, contour, style, etc.: a neat figure. 4. cleverly effective; skillful; adroit: a neat solution. 5. Slang. great; wonderful; fine: What a neat car! 6. straight (def. 15).

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   1. : free from dirt and disorder : habitually clean and orderly. kept her room neat. 2. a. : marked by skill or ingenuity : adroit. a neat trick. b. : precise, systematic. mathematics … retains the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife Bertrand Russell. 3.

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   habitually orderly and clean in appearance or habits: a neat person. of a simple, pleasing appearance, style, design, etc.: a neat cottage. cleverly effective in character or execution: a neat solution. a neat scheme; a neat solution. Synonyms: well-planned, wonderful. Slang. great; excellent; fine:

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   A neat place, thing, or person is tidy and smart, and has everything in the correct place. So they left her in the neat little house, alone with her memories. She undressed and put her wet clothes in a neat pile in the corner.

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   free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed. “the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife”. synonyms: clean. adroit. quick or skillful or adept in action or thought. adjective. free from what is tawdry or unbecoming. “a neat style”. “a neat set of rules”.

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   Neat can mean orderly, clean, skillful, or undiluted, among other things. It can also be a slang term for wonderful or a noun for a cow. See different dictionaries and thesaurus entries for neat.

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   Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective neat, which can describe something tidy, attractive, clever or good. See pictures, collocations and synonyms of neat in different contexts.