neat

neat: neat

S2 [ni:t] adj comparative neater superlative neatest

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1¦(tidy)¦

2¦(liking things tidy)¦

3¦(good)¦

4¦(small)¦

5¦(clever)¦

6¦(drinks)¦

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[Date: 1500-1600; : French; Origin: net, from Latin nitidus 'bright, neat', from nitere 'to shine']

1.) ¦(TIDY)¦

tidy and carefully arranged

▪ neat handwriting

▪ His clothes were always neat and clean .

▪ Everything in the house was neat and tidy .

▪ She arranged the books in a nice neat pile.

2.) ¦(LIKING THINGS TIDY)¦

someone who is neat likes to keep things tidy

▪ I've always been quite neat.

3.) ¦(GOOD)¦

AmE spoken very good, pleasant, or enjoyable

▪ That's a really neat idea.

▪ I liked working for him - he was a neat guy.

4.) ¦(SMALL)¦

something that is neat is small and attractive

▪ her small, neat features

5.) ¦(CLEVER)¦

formal a neat way of doing or saying something is simple but clever and effective

▪ In the end we found a very neat solution to the problem.

▪ a neat summary of the main issues

6.) ¦(DRINKS)¦

especially BrE a neat alcoholic drink has no ice or water or any other liquid added

= ↑straight

▪ I can't drink brandy neat.

▪ drinking neat whisky

>neatly adv

▪ He wrote his name neatly at the bottom of the page.

▪ The problem was neatly summed up by one of the teachers.

>neatness n [U]

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Synonyms:

Clean, cleanly, unsoiled, orderly, trim, tidy / Nice, spruce, trim, smart / Chaste, simple, pure / Pure, unadulterated, unmixed, excellent / Exact, finished, adroit, clever / Nice, dainty / Net, clear, after every deduction

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neat — [ nit ] adjective ** ▸ 1 carefully arranged ▸ 2 simple but intelligent ▸ 3 good/nice ▸ 4 small and pleasing ▸ 5 drink: not mixed 1. ) carefully arranged and looking nice: His hair was pulled back into a neat ponytail. She arranged the papers into … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Neat — Neat, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE. nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf. {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.] 1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy. [1913 Webster] If you were to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neat — neat, tidy, trim, trig, snug, shipshape, spick and span mean manifesting care and orderliness. Neat through all its variations in sense keeps as its basic implication clearness, such as the clearness from dirt or soil that is manifest chiefly in… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Neat — may refer to: Neat (bartending), a single, unmixed liquor served in a rocks glass. An old word for an individual animal of the species of cattle Bos taurus Neat (TV series), a Canadian television series Neat Records, a British record label Cattle … Wikipedia
Neat — (n[=e]t), n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne[ a]t; akin to OHG. n[=o]z, Icel. naut, Sw. n[ o]t, Dan. n[ o]d, and to AS. ne[ o]tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zo[ o]l.) Cattle of the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
neat — neat·en; neat·herd; neat; neat·ly; neat·ness; un·neat; … English syllables
Neat — Neat, a. [See {neat}, n.] Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
NEAT — may stand for: Near Earth Asteroid Tracking, a program run by NASA and the JPL to discover near Earth objects Neuroevolution of augmenting topologies,a genetic algorithm for the generation of evolving artificial neural networks Neue Eisenbahn… … Wikipedia
neat — neat1 [nēt] adj. [Fr net < L nitidus, shining, elegant, smart, trim < nitere, to shine < IE base * nei , to be active, shine > MIr nīam, luster, beauty] 1. unmixed with anything; undiluted; straight: said esp. of liquor drunk without… … English World dictionary
neat — [adj1] arranged well, uncluttered accurate, apple pie order*, chic*, correct, dainty, dapper, elegant, exact, fastidious, finical, finicky, immaculate, in good order, in good shape, methodical, natty, neat as a pin*, nice, orderly, precise, prim … New thesaurus

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