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- Dictionaryneat/nēt/
adjective
- 1. (of a place or thing) arranged in an orderly, tidy way: "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, well groomed, 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 shape or appearance; well formed or regular: "Alan noted down the orders in his neat, precise script" Similar well formedregularprecisecrispclean-cutelegantwell proportionedsimpleunadornedunornamented
- 2. done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency: "Howard's neat, precise tackling" Similar skillfuldeftdexterousadroitadeptexpertpracticedaccurateprecisenimbleagilegracefulstylishinformal:niftycleveringeniousinventiveresourcefulgoodaptefficientslickinformal:geniusOpposite clumsy
- ▪ tending to disregard specifics for the sake of convenience; slick or facile: "this neat division does not take into account a host of associated factors"
- 3. (of liquid, especially liquor) not diluted or mixed with anything else: "he drank neat Scotch" Similar undilutedstraightunmixedunadulteratedunblendedpureuncutinformal:straight up
- 4. very good or pleasant; excellent: informal North American "it was really neat seeing the city" Similar excellentvery goodsuperboutstandingmagnificentof high qualityof the highest qualityof the highest standardexceptionalmarvelouswonderfulsublimeperfecteminentpreeminentmatchlesspeerlesssupremefirst-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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