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   neat

   /niːt/

   adjective

   • 1. arranged in a tidy way; in good order: "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, smart, 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 appearance; well formed: "Alan noted down the orders in his neat, precise script" Similar well formedregularprecisecrispclean-cutelegantwell proportionedsimpleunadornedunornamented
   • 2. done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency: "a neat bit of deduction" Similar skilfuldeftdexterousadroitadeptexpertpractisedaccurateprecisenimbleagilegracefulstylishinformal:niftycleveringeniousinventiveresourcefulgoodaptefficientslickinformal:geniusOpposite clumsy
   • ▪ tending to disregard specifics for the sake of convenience; facile: "this neat division does not take into account a host of associated factors"
   • 3. (of liquid, especially spirits) not diluted or mixed with anything else: "he drank neat Scotch" Similar undilutedstraightunmixedunadulteratedunblendedpureuncutinformal:straight up
   • 4. very good; excellent: informal North American "it was really neat seeing the city" Similar excellentvery goodsuperboutstandingmagnificentof high qualityof the highest qualityof the highest standardexceptionalmarvellouswonderfulsublimeperfecteminentpre-eminentmatchlesspeerlesssupremefirst-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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   What is a neat person?

   • A neat person likes everything to be clean and well arranged. The party was really neat. What a neat bike! The community involved comprized of two wards and hence had a neat geographical location. By a neat sleight of hand, many doctors defined ' shellshock ' as physical shell concussion, and excluded it from this category.

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   Where did the word 'neat' come from?

   • But in its newest sense of "splendid," something that is "neat" might be thought of as a brilliant or shining example of the best of its kind. And this idea is very close to the origin of the word. Neat first began to be used in English about 400 years ago.

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   What does the term 'neat' mean?

   • The term 'neat' means orderly and clean; tidy (Definition 1a). It can also mean marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit (Definition 2), not diluted or mixed with other substances (Definition 3), and left after all deductions; net (Definition 4).

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   What does a neat place mean?

   • A neat place, thing, or person is tidy, smart, and orderly. She put her clothes in a neat pile. 9 meanings: 1. clean, tidy, and orderly 2. liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious 3. smoothly or competently.... Click for more definitions.

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   What is a neat woman?

   • A neat object, part of the body, or shape is quite small and has a smooth outline. ...a faded woman with neat features. ...neat handwriting. She was a small woman, slender and neatly made. A neat movement or action is done accurately and skilfully, with no unnecessary movements.

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   What is a neat move?

   • A neat movement or action is done accurately and skilfully, with no unnecessary movements. A neat move between Black and Keane left Nigel Clough in the clear, but his shot skimmed wide of the far post. He watched her peel and dissect a pear neatly; no mess, no sticky fingers. ...watching a solitary car backing out neatly.

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     NEAT translate: bien rangé/-ée, soigné/-ée, ordonné/-ée,...

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     NEAT translate: schludny, świetny, czysty, schludny,...

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