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neat

1

[ neet ]

adjective

, neat·er, neat·est.
  1. in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition:

    a neat room.

    Synonyms: smart, spruce

    Antonyms: sloppy

  2. habitually orderly and clean in appearance or habits:

    a neat person.

  3. of a simple, pleasing appearance, style, design, etc.:

    a neat cottage.

  4. cleverly effective in character or execution: a neat solution.

    a neat scheme;

    a neat solution.

    Synonyms: well-planned, wonderful

  5. Slang. great; excellent; fine:

    What a neat car!

  6. clever, dexterous, or apt:

    She gave a neat characterization of the old woman.

    Synonyms: adroit

    Antonyms: maladroit

  7. (of liquid, especially liquor) straight ( def 16 ).

    Synonyms: pure, unmixed

    Antonyms: mixed

  8. Building Trades.
    1. (of cement) without sand or other aggregate.
    2. (of plaster) without any admixture except hair or fiber.
  9. net:

    neat profits.



adverb

  1. Informal. neatly.

neat

2

[ neet ]

noun

, plural neat.
  1. an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.

neat

1

/ niːt /

noun

  1. archaic.
    a domestic bovine animal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


neat

2

/ niːt /

adjective

  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. (of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc; undiluted
  6. a less common word for net 2

    neat profits

  7. slang.
    good; pleasing; admirable
“Collins 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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Derived Forms

  • ˈneatly, adverb
  • ˈneatness, noun
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Other Words From

  • neatly adverb
  • neatness noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neat1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English net “spruce, trim, clean,” from Middle French, from Latin nitidus “shining, polished, handsome, spruce,” equivalent to nit(ēre) “to shine” + -idus adjective suffix; -id 4

Origin of neat2

First recorded before 900; Middle English net, nete, nette, Old English nēat, cognate with Old Norse naut, Middle Dutch noot; akin to Old English nēotan “to use, possess”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of neat1

Old English neat

Origin of neat2

C16: from Old French net, from Latin nitidus clean, shining, from nitēre to shine; related to Middle Irish niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian naiba- beautiful
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Example Sentences

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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A hamper with a lid will help keep your bathroom looking neat and tidy.

The more crinkled the top is, the nicer it will look once baked, so don’t worry about making this look neat.

True 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.

In a neat line, his agent, beginning a bidding war, promised: “Michiko Kakutani will flip for this.”

When Little Snow White entered, she found everything tiny, but dainty and neat.

In a few neat sentences, Perry turns the idea of moral obligation into moral relativism.

The 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.

If they'd been white men I would probably have been curled in a neat heap within two hundred yards.

Frulein Timm belongs to the single sisterhood, but is one of the fresh and placid kind, and as neat as wax.

In the yard, which was kept scrupulously neat, were flowers and plants of every description which flourishes in South Louisiana.

Even with his tunic ripped down the front, he gave the impression of making it his life business to be neat.

But she looked neat and clean, and she certainly was determined not to enter the automobile if she could help it.

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