adj., neat·er, neat·est.

1. Orderly and clean; tidy.
2. Orderly and precise in procedure; systematic.
3. Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase.
4. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey.
5. Left after all deductions; net: neat profit.
6. Slang. Wonderful; terrific: That was a neat party.

[Anglo-Norman neit, clear, pure, variant of Old French net, from Latin nitidus, elegant, gleaming, from nitēre, to shine.]

neatly neat'ly adv.
neatness neat'ness n.

SYNONYMS  neat, tidy, trim, shipshape, spick-and-span. These adjectives mean clean and in good order. Neat is the most general: a neat room; neat hair. Tidy emphasizes precise arrangement and order: “When she saw me come in tidy and well dressed, she even smiled” (Charlotte Brontë). Trim stresses especially smart appearance: “A trim little sailboat was dancing out at her moorings” (Herman Melville). Shipshape evokes meticulous order: “We'll try to make this barn a little more shipshape” (Rudyard Kipling). Spick-and-span suggests the immaculate freshness of something new: “young men in spick-and-span uniforms” (Edith Wharton).

neat² (nēt)
n. Archaic., pl. neat.

A cow or other domestic bovine animal.

[Middle English net, from Old English nēat.]

1. A term referring to liquor that is drunk undiluted by ice, water or mixers. 2. An old term used mainly in England for a member of the bovine family such as the ox or cow. Neat's foot jelly was what today is called calf's foot jelly.

adjective

1. In good order or clean condition: orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed. Chiefly British tight. Idioms: neat as a pin. See clean/dirty, order/disorder.
2. Well done or executed: adroit, clean, deft, skillful. See ability/inability, good/bad.
3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: full-strength, plain, pure, straight, unblended, undiluted, unmixed. See clean/dirty, strong/weak.
4. Particularly excellent: divine, fabulous, fantastic, fantastical, glorious, marvelous, sensational, splendid, superb, terrific, wonderful. Informal dandy, dreamy, great, ripping, super, swell, tremendous. Slang cool, groovy, hot, keen¹, nifty. Idioms: out of this world. See good/bad.

adj

Definition: clever, practiced
Antonyms: clumsy, disorganized, unpracticed

adj

Definition: straight, uncluttered
Antonyms: disorderly, messed up, sloppy, slovenly, unkempt, untidy

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Descriptive of plaster or cement mixed without the addition of any material except water. See neat cement.

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An archaic word for cattle.

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IN BRIEF: Clean and tidy.

When the tea is brought at five o'clock, And all the neat curtains are drawn with care, The little black cat with bright green eyes Is suddenly purring there. — Harold Monro, from "Milk for the Cat."

Tutor's tip: Neat originally meant "bright and shiny," thus, "neat as a pin."

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - pæn, ordentlig, ryddelig

2.
n. - kvæg

Nederlands (Dutch)
zindelijk, keurig, netjes, puur (borrel), compact, behendig, sierlijk, prima, netto-, rund, (mv) vee

Français (French)
1.
adj. - propre, net, ordonné, bien rangé, coquet, bien tenu (des livres), habile, astucieux, bien trouvé, bien défini, concis (un résumé), régulier (des traits), bien fait (une silhouette), (US) super, formidable, coquet (une somme d'argent), sans eau, pur (de l'alcool)

2.
n. - bétail

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - sauber, ordentlich, gepflegt, klar, raffiniert, pur, Netto-

2.
n. - Hornvieh

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καλοβαλμένος, κομψός, επιτυχής, συγυρισμένος, ευπρεπής, νοικοκυρεμένος, απλός, καλοφτιαγμένος, όμορφος, εύστοχος, καθαρός, αγνός, (για ποτά) ανέρωτος, σκέτος

Italiano (Italian)
pulito, decente, eccellente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - limpo, nítido, puro, hábil, maravilhoso, bovino

Русский (Russian)
опрятный, чистый, точный

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - limpio, pulcro, bueno, bien cuidado, ordenado, pulido

2.
n. - res vacuna, ganado vacuno

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - ordentlig, ren, smakfull, välformad, fyndig, outspädd, netto, jättebra!, välstädad

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 整洁的, 工整的, 整齐的, 匀称的, 样子好的

2. 牛类动物, 牛

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
adj. - 整潔的, 工整的, 整齊的, 勻稱的, 樣子好的

2.
n. - 牛類動物, 牛

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 깔끔한, 균형이 잡힌, 순수한

2.
n. - 가축 소

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - さっぱりした, きれい好きな, じょうずな, 適切な, 水を割らない, 上品な
adv. - 水を割らずに

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرتب, انيق, دقيق, نظيف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מסודר, נקי, פשוט, לעניין, נאה למראה, פיקחי, טוב, מצויין‬
n. - ‮בקר‬

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