Definitions for neatnit

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

neatnit(adj.; adv.)-er, -est

  1. (adj.)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.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

  4. cleverly effective; skillful; adroit:

    a neat solution.

  5. Slang. great; wonderful; fine:

    What a neat car!

    Category: Status (usage)

  6. Category: Viniculture/Winemaking

    Ref: straight (def. 15). 16

  7. Ref: net2 (def 1). 1 2 1

  8. (adv.)Informal. neatly.

    Category: Informal

Origin of neat:

1300–50; ME net spruce, trim, clean < MF < L nitidus shining, lustrous, der. of nit(ēre) to shine

neat′ness(n.)

neatnit(n.)(pl.)neat.

  1. a bovine, as a cow or ox.

    Category: Animal Husbandry

Origin of neat:

bef. 900; ME net(e), OE nēat, c. OFris nāt, naet, D noot, OHG nōz, ON naut

Princeton's WordNet

  1. neat, orderly(adj)

    clean or organized

    "her neat dress"; "a neat room"

  2. neat(adj)

    showing care in execution

    "neat homework"; "neat handwriting"

  3. neat, refined, tasteful(adj)

    free from what is tawdry or unbecoming

    "a neat style"; "a neat set of rules"; "she hated to have her neat plans upset"

  4. clean, neat(adj)

    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"

  5. bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(p), peachy, slap-up, swell, smashing(adj)

    very good

    "he did a bully job"; "a neat sports car"; "had a great time at the party"; "you look simply smashing"

  6. neat, straight, full-strength(adj)

    without water

    "took his whiskey neat"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. neat(adjective)nit

    organized, careful, and not messy

    The room was neat and clean.; neat handwriting

  2. neatnit

    (of a person) liking things to be organized and not messy

    She's not very neat.

  3. neatnit

    very good or well done

    some neat pictures of the event; What a neat way of saying "thank you!"; It was neat to see the family reunited.

  4. neatnit

    simple and without anything unnecessary

    a neat solution to the problem; Everything was put away neatly.; They solved the problem very neatly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Neat(u)

    cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot

  2. Neat(noun)

    of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle

  3. Neat(adj)

    free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy

  4. Neat(adj)

    free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress

  5. Neat(adj)

    free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy

  6. Neat(adj)

    excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief

  7. Neat(adj)

    with all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]


Translations for neat

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

neat(adjective)

tidy; well-ordered, with everything in the right place

a neat house; She is very neat and tidy.

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