Neat Tidy Niːt Adjective Desk Extremely Handwriting Rows

• she kept her desk extremely neat.
• you've got very neat handwriting!
• neat rows of books
• she was wearing a neat black suit.

neat

1. tidy and in order; carefully done or arranged
• She kept her desk extremely neat.
• You've got very neat handwriting!
• neat rows of books
• She was wearing a neat black suit.
• They sat in her neat and tidy kitchen.

Extra Examples

• I've made the front lawn all neat and tidy.
• The handwriting was surprisingly neat.
• Each resident is expected to keep their room neat.
• He sorted his papers into a neat pile.
• The desks were in neat rows.
• This hairstyle is easy to keep neat and tidy.
• We were soon passing the neat lawns of the suburbs.
2. liking to keep things tidy and in order; looking tidy or doing things in a tidy way
• Try and be neater!
• He had a neat methodical mind.
• By nature he was clean and neat.
• Don't be a neat freak. Relax. A little clutter won't kill you.

Extra Examples

• She was a very efficient, neat woman.
• Neil turned up the next day looking very clean and neat.
• The children are always neat and tidy.
3. small, with an attractive shape or appearance
• SYNONYM trim
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• her neat figure
• The puppies’ ears should be neat and in proportion to the head.
4. simple but clever
• a neat explanation
• a neat solution to the problem
• The film has a lot of neat tricks and clever editing.
• We can't put people and events into neat little boxes.
5. good; excellent
• It's a really neat movie.
• We had a great time—it was pretty neat.
6. not mixed with water or anything else
• neat whisky

Word Origin

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