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neat
1[ neet ]
adjective
- in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition:
a neat room.
Antonyms: sloppy
- habitually orderly and clean in appearance or habits:
a neat person.
- of a simple, pleasing appearance, style, design, etc.:
a neat cottage.
- cleverly effective in character or execution: a neat solution.
a neat scheme;
a neat solution.
Synonyms: well-planned, wonderful
What a neat car!
- clever, dexterous, or apt:
She gave a neat characterization of the old woman.
Synonyms: adroit
Antonyms: maladroit
- (of liquid, especially liquor) straight ( def 16 ).
Antonyms: mixed
- Building Trades.
- (of cement) without sand or other aggregate.
- (of plaster) without any admixture except hair or fiber.
- net:
neat profits.
adverb
- Informal. neatly.
neat
2[ neet ]
noun
- an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
neat
1/ niːt /
adjective
- clean, tidy, and orderly
- liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious
- smoothly or competently done; efficient
a neat job
- pat or slick
his excuse was suspiciously neat
- (of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc; undiluted
- a less common word for net 2
neat profits
- slang.good; pleasing; admirable
neat
2/ niːt /
noun
- archaic.a domestic bovine animal
Derived Forms
- ˈneatly, adverb
- ˈneatness, noun
Other Words From
- neatly adverb
- neatness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of neat1
Origin of neat2
Word History and Origins
Origin of neat1
Origin of neat2
Example Sentences
She’s dressed for a photo shoot in a neat black suit, a juxtaposition to Leigh’s crumpled fleece vest that only makes their dynamic that much more entertaining.
He's neat, tidy, very fluid in the way he plays.
“You have your own interior world, and it’s not that neat.”
But Season 2 has slowly unraveled that neat — perhaps too neat — Hollywood ending.
Is it just a neat way to take a breather from all the awful stuff happening under the trees?
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