neat

neat ¹

N0041700 (nēt)adj. neat·er, neat·est 1. a. Orderly and clean; tidy: a neat office; a neat desk.b. Habitually tidy or well-organized: was lucky to have a neat roommate.2. Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase.3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey.4. Left after all deductions; net: neat profit.5. Slang Wonderful; terrific: That was a neat party.

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

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neat′ly adv.neat′ness n.

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neat ²

N0041700 (nēt)n. pl. neat Archaic A cow or other domestic bovine animal.

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[Middle English net, from Old English nēat.]

neat

(niːt) adj1. clean, tidy, and orderly2. liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious3. smoothly or competently done; efficient: a neat job. 4. pat or slick: his excuse was suspiciously neat. 5. (Brewing) (of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc; undiluted6. a less common word for net²: neat profits. 7. slang chiefly US and Canadian good; pleasing; admirable[C16: from Old French net, from Latin nitidus clean, shining, from nitēre to shine; related to Middle Irish niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian naiba- beautiful] ˈneatly adv ˈneatness n

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neat

(niːt) n, pl neatarchaic or dialect a domestic bovine animal[Old English neat]

neat¹

(nit)

adj. -er, -est,
adv. adj. 1. in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room. 2. habitually orderly and clean in personal appearance or habits. 3. having a trim and graceful appearance, contour, style, etc.: a neat figure. 4. cleverly effective; skillful; adroit: a neat solution. 5. Slang. great; wonderful; fine: What a neat car! 6. straight (def. 15). 7. net ² (def 1). adv. 8. Informal. neatly. [1300–50; Middle English net spruce, trim, clean < Middle French < Latin nitidus shining, lustrous, derivative of nit(ēre) to shine] neat′ly, adv. neat′ness, n.

neat²

(nit)

n., pl. neat. a bovine, as a cow or ox. [before 900; Middle English net(e), Old English nēat, c. Old Frisian nāt, naet, Dutch noot, Old High German nōz, Old Norse naut]

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	neat - clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room"orderlytidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
	2.	neat - showing care in execution; "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"tidy - marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"
	3.	neat - free from what is tawdry or unbecoming; "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"tasteful, refinedelegant - refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style; "elegant handwriting"; "an elegant dark suit"; "she was elegant to her fingertips"; "small churches with elegant white spires"; "an elegant mathematical solution--simple and precise and lucid"
	4.	neat - free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed; "he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek"; "a clean throw"; "the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife"cleanadroit - quick or skillful or adept in action or thought; "an exceptionally adroit pianist"; "an adroit technician"; "his adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers"; "an adroit negotiator"
	5.	neat - very good; "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell, groovy, keen, greatcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechgood - having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office"
	6.	neat - without water; "took his whiskey neat"full-strength, straightundiluted - not diluted; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain"

neat

adjective1. tidy, nice, straight, trim, orderly, immaculate, spruce, well-kept, uncluttered, shipshape, spick-and-span Her house was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean.
tidy disorderly, messy, cluttered, untidy, disorganized, disarrayed2. methodical, tidy, systematic, fastidious `It's not like Alf to leave a mess like that,' I remarked, `He's always so neat.'
methodical disorderly, messy, sloppy (informal), untidy, disorganized, slobby (informal)3. smart, trim, tidy, spruce, dapper, natty (informal), well-groomed, well-turned out She always looked neat and well groomed.4. dainty, compact, petite a small woman with neat features5. graceful, elegant, skilful, adept, deft, nimble, agile, adroit, dexterous, efficient He had the neat movements of a dancer.
graceful clumsy, inelegant6. clever, efficient, handy, apt, nifty (informal), well-judged It was a neat solution to the problem.
clever incompetent, inefficient7. cool, great (informal), excellent, brilliant, cracking (Brit. informal), smashing (informal), superb, fantastic (informal), tremendous, ace (informal), fabulous (informal), marvellous, terrific, awesome (slang), mean (slang), super (informal), brill (informal), bodacious (slang, chiefly U.S.), boffo (slang), chillin' (U.S. slang) I've just had a really neat idea.
cool bad, terrible, awful8. (of alcoholic drinks) undiluted, straight, pure, unmixed He poured himself a glass of neat brandy and swallowed it in one.

neat

adjective1. In good order or clean condition:orderly, shipshape, snug, spick-and-span, spruce, taut, tidy, trig, trim, well-groomed.Chiefly British: tight.Idiom: neat as a pin.2. Well done or executed:adroit, clean, deft, skillful.3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances:full-strength, plain, pure, straight, unblended, undiluted, unmixed.4. Slang. 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, keen, nifty.Idiom: out of this world.

Translations

整洁的整齐的灵巧的纯的利索的

neat

(niːt) adjective1. tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place. a neat house; She is very neat and tidy. 乾淨整齊的 整洁的，整齐的，利索的 2. skilfully done. He has made a neat job of the repair. 靈巧的 灵巧的3. (of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water. neat whisky. 純的(指飲料，尤指含酒精飲料) 纯的（尤指酒） ˈneatness noun 乾淨整齊 整洁，干净 ˈneatly adverb tidily or skilfully. Please write neatly. 乾淨整齊地，靈巧地 工整地，整洁地，干净地

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