neat
1in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room.
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 scheme;a neat solution.
clever, dexterous, or apt: She gave a neat characterization of the old woman.
(of liquid, especially liquor) straight (def. 16).
Building Trades.
(of cement) without sand or other aggregate.
(of plaster) without any admixture except hair or fiber.
net: neat profits.
Informal. neatly.
Origin of neat
1Other words for neat
Opposites for neat
Other words from neat
- neatly, adverb
- neatness, noun
Words Nearby neat
Other definitions for neat (2 of 2)
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Origin of neat
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How to use neat in a sentence
On the table in front of him, he had arrayed the tools of his trade in a neat stack of yellow folders.
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News from Google I/O for technical SEO practitioners and site developers | Detlef Johnson | May 26, 2021 | Search Engine LandA hamper with a lid will help keep your bathroom looking neat and tidy.
Shopping with the pros: Solutions for a functional and stylish bathroom | Mari-Jane Williams | May 6, 2021 | Washington PostThe more crinkled the top is, the nicer it will look once baked, so don’t worry about making this look neat.
Customize this crispy, cheesy spinach pie any way you like it | Daniela Galarza | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostTrue to his word, the film does wrap a neat, narrative question mark around Cole’s existence that may be enough of a carrot to lead “Kombat” fans to the end of the story.
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In a neat line, his agent, beginning a bidding war, promised: “Michiko Kakutani will flip for this.”
What On Earth Is ‘The Affair’ About? Season One’s Baffling Finale | Tim Teeman | December 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWhen Little Snow White entered, she found everything tiny, but dainty and neat.
In New Brothers Grimm 'Snow White', The Prince Doesn't Save Her | The Brothers Grimm | November 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn a few neat sentences, Perry turns the idea of moral obligation into moral relativism.
Confronting George Clooney’s Critics on South Sudan | John Avlon | October 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe holes of recently removed stiches traveled neat as rail ties along his stomach.
The soldiers in 2nd Platoon, Blackfoot Company discovered his rifle, helmet, body armor and web gear in a neat stack.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night | Nathan Bradley Bethea | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf they'd been white men I would probably have been curled in a neat heap within two hundred yards.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairFrulein Timm belongs to the single sisterhood, but is one of the fresh and placid kind, and as neat as wax.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayIn the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinEven with his tunic ripped down the front, he gave the impression of making it his life business to be neat.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeBut she looked neat and clean, and she certainly was determined not to enter the automobile if she could help it.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn | Margaret Penrose
British Dictionary definitions for neat (1 of 2)
/ (niːt) /
clean, tidy, and orderly
liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious
smoothly or competently done; efficient: a neat job
pat or slick: his excuse was suspiciously neat
(of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc; undiluted
a less common word for net 2 neat profits
slang, mainly US and Canadian good; pleasing; admirable
Origin of neat
1Derived forms of neat
- neatly, adverb
- neatness, noun
British Dictionary definitions for neat (2 of 2)
/ (niːt) /
archaic, or dialect a domestic bovine animal
Origin of neat
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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