| 单词 | neatness |
| 释义 | neatness (once / 2163 pages) n Neatness is a habit or quality of being tidy. Your neatness will come in handy when you apply for a job sweeping the floor in a barber shop. Your neatness shows in your well-organized desk, your spic-and-span bedroom, and even your well-groomed hairdo and tidy outfit. When you work as a pharmacist or a chemist or an Army sergeant, neatness is important for doing your job well. Neatness comes from neat and its Middle French root net, "clear or pure." The Latin source is nitidus, "gleaming." WORD FAMILYneatness: neatnesses+/neat: neaten, neater, neatest, neatly, neatness USAGE EXAMPLESWhen she finally saw Castro, she was surprised by the neatness of his appearance, a well-tailored suit and not the fatigues of his earlier years. Washington Times(Dec 03, 2016) The chef said he wanted to slightly elevate street food in terms of flavors and neatness. Washington Post(Nov 18, 2016) If you retrospectively found closure in Blackstar, then you’ll discover a more open ending here: loose threads to unravel that suspicious neatness. The Guardian(Oct 14, 2016) 1n the state of being neat and smart and trim Syn|Hypo|Hyper spruceness trim, trimness a state of arrangement or appearance tidiness the habit of being tidy 2n the trait of being neat and orderly Syn|Ant|Hyper tidiness messiness, untidiness the trait of being untidy and messy cleanliness diligence in keeping clean |
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