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neat¹

(nēt)

adj. neat·er, neat·est

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.

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

neat′ly adv.

neat′ness n.

neat²

(nēt)

n. pl. neat Archaic

A cow or other domestic bovine animal.

[Middle English net, from Old English nēat.]

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neat

(niːt)

adj

1. clean, tidy, and orderly

2. liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious

3. 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; undiluted

6. 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

neat

(niːt)

n, pl neat

archaic or dialect a domestic bovine animal

[Old English neat]

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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]

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Adj.	1.	neat - clean or organized; "her neat dress"; "a neat room" orderly tidy - 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, refined elegant - 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" clean adroit - 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, great colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech good - 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, straight undiluted - not diluted; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain"

neat

adjective

1. 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, disarrayed

2. 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 features

5. graceful, elegant, skilful, adept, deft, nimble, agile, adroit, dexterous, efficient He had the neat movements of a dancer.
graceful clumsy, inelegant

6. clever, efficient, handy, apt, nifty (informal), well-judged It was a neat solution to the problem.
clever incompetent, inefficient

7. 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, awful

8. (of alcoholic drinks) undiluted, straight, pure, unmixed He poured himself a glass of neat brandy and swallowed it in one.

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neat

adjective

1. 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

صافٍ، صِرْفماهِر، دَقيقمُرَتَبٌمُرَتَّب ، أنيق

čistýelegantnípečlivýšikovnýuklizený

nydeligordentligren

adrett geschickt nett ordentlich unverdünnt

επιδέξιος συγυρισμένος τακτικός

pulcro arreglado aseado bien hecho ordenado

siisti

bath propre soigneux

uredan

takaros

óblandaîursnoturlegursnyrtilegur

pulito puro accurato chiaro liscio

きちんとした

깔끔한

neatskiestastvarkingaitvarkingumas

kārtīgsprasmīgstīrstīrs, neatšķaidītsveikls

netjes

pyntelig ublandet velstelt

schludny

arrumado

опрятный

úhľadný

lepurejen

ordentlig

เรียบร้อย

buzsuzçok iyi bir şekildedüzenli sade susuz

gọn gàng

整洁的整齐的灵巧的纯的利索的

neat

[niːt] ADJ (neater (compar) (neatest (superl)))

1. (= tidy in appearance) [room, desk, row, pile] → ordenado; [garden] → bien cuidado; [appearance] → cuidado, pulcro, prolijo (S. Cone); [clothes] → muy cuidado; [work] → bien presentado
everything looks neat and tidy → todo parece muy ordenado
she always looks very neat → siempre va muy arreglada
her hair is always very neat → siempre va muy bien peinada
he has very neat handwriting → tiene muy buena letra

2. (= tidy by nature) [person] → ordenado, pulcro, prolijo (S. Cone)

3. (= compact) [figure] → bien proporcionado; [waist, waistline] → delgado
a neat little car → un coche pequeño y de línea sencilla

4. (= clever) [solution] → ingenioso, bueno; [plan] → ingenioso; [division, category, explanation] → claro

5. (US) (= wonderful) → genial
that's a neat idea → ésa es una idea genial
those new apartments are really neat → esos nuevos apartamentos son muy chulos

6. (Brit) (= undiluted) [whisky, brandy, etc] → solo
I take it neat → lo tomo solo
half a litre of neat whisky → medio litro de whisky puro

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neat

[ˈniːt]

adj

[person] (in appearance) → soigné(e)
to look neat → être soigné(e) de sa personne
She always looks so neat → Elle est toujours si soignée de sa personne.

[person] (= tidy) to be neat → être soigneux/euse
Tom's always so neat → Tom est toujours si soigneux.

[writing, clothes] → soigné(e)
She has very neat writing → Elle a une écriture très soignée.

[room] → bien tenu(e), rangé(e)

[line, row] → net(te)
to put sth in a neat pile → empiler soigneusement qch
She put her clothes in a neat pile → Elle empila ses habits soigneusement.

[solution, plan] → habile

(= unmixed) [spirits, brandy, vodka] → pur(e); [whisky] → sec
a neat whisky → un whisky sec

(= good) → chouette
a really neat film → un film vraiment chouette

adv
I drink my whisky neat → je bois mon whisky sec

neat

adj (+er)

(= tidy) person, house, hairstyle → ordentlich; worker, work, handwriting, sewing → sauber, ordentlich; hair, appearance → gepflegt; he likes everything neat and tidy → er will alles hübsch ordentlich haben; to make a neat job of something → etw tadellos machen; he made a very neat job of repairing the window → er hat das Fenster tadellos repariert ? pin

(= precise) fit, category → genau; division → sauber; summary → prägnant; explanation → prägnant formuliert; it’s a neat fit in the corner → es passt genau in die Ecke

(= pleasing) → nett; clothes → nett, adrett; person, figure → hübsch, nett; ankles → schlank; she has a neat figure → sie hat ein nettes Figürchen; neat little suit → schmucker or netter Anzug

(= skilful) gadget, speech → gelungen; style → gewandt; solution → sauber, elegant; plan → elegant; trick → schlau; that’s very neat → das ist sehr schlau

(esp Brit: = undiluted) spirits → pur; wines → unverdünnt; to drink one’s whisky neat → Whisky pur trinken

(US inf: = excellent) → prima (inf), → klasse inv (inf); a neat guy → ein großartiger or toller Typ (inf)

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neat

[niːt] adj (-er (comp) (-est (superl)))

a. (tidy, person, handwriting) → ordinato/a; (room, house, desk) → ordinato/a, in ordine; (work) → accurato/a, pulito/a; (well-dressed) → curato/a nel vestire; (skilful, plan, solution) → indovinato/a, azzeccato/a (Am) (fam) (excellent) → figo/a
she is a neat worker → è molto accurata nel lavoro
he has made a neat job of the bathroom → ha fatto un buon lavoro or un lavoro accurato nel bagno
she has a neat figure → è ben proporzionata
a neat little car → una bella macchinetta

b. (undiluted, spirits) → liscio/a

neat

(niːt) adjective

1. tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place. a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.

2. skilfully done. He has made a neat job of the repair.

3. (of drink, especially alcoholic) without added water. neat whisky.

ˈneatness noun

ˈneatly adverb

tidily or skilfully. Please write neatly.

neat

→ مُرَتَبٌ úpravný nydelig ordentlich συγυρισμένος pulcro siisti soigneux uredan ordinato きちんとした 깔끔한 netjes velstelt schludny arrumado опрятный ordentlig เรียบร้อย temiz ve tertipli gọn gàng 整洁的

neat

a. pulcro-a, cuidadoso-a, aseado-a; [very pleasing] bueno-a.

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Some of them were dressed fashionably, and they said they couldn't for the life of them see why you should be dowdy just because you had written a novel; if you had a neat figure you might as well make the most of it, and a smart shoe on a small foot had never prevented an editor from taking your "stuff." But others thought this frivolous, and they wore "art fabrics" and barbaric jewelry.

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My room is a neat little spot `off the parlor' -- just big enough for the bed and me.

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"What makes me think that?--Why these footprints, which I expected to find!" he cried, pointing to the sharply outlined imprint of a neat boot.

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He won't need to be wound up any more, for he has now become a very neat ornament.

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I prompted our medical orator with a neat speech from behind the curtain; and I never heard such applause, from such a comparatively small audience, before in my life.

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But all is nothing except the room be kept clear and neat.

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"My Aunt Jane always said that if you were neat and tidy it didn't matter whether you were dressed fine or not," said Peter.

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The Tankadere was a neat little craft of twenty tons, as gracefully built as if she were a racing yacht.

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Every street in Horta is handsomely paved with the heavy Russ blocks, and the surface is neat and true as a floor--not marred by holes like Broadway.

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It contained four neat beds for Uncle Henry, Omby Amby, the Shaggy Man and the Wizard.

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Thus it happened that we were certainly a poor family, in spite of the fine appearance we made, the fashionable street we lived in, the neat brougham we kept, and the clumsy and expensive footman who answered our door.

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A answered for the absent lady by a neat little apology, expressed in these words:

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