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neat 1
(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.
[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.
neat 2
(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!
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" 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" 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" 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" undiluted - not diluted; "undiluted milk"; "an undiluted racial strain" |
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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
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)
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.
5. graceful, elegant, skilful, adept, deft, nimble, agile, adroit, dexterous, efficient He had the neat movements of a dancer.
graceful clumsy, inelegant
graceful clumsy, inelegant
6. clever, efficient, handy, apt, nifty (informal), well-judged It was a neat solution to the problem.
clever incompetent, inefficient
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
cool bad, terrible, awful
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neat
adjective1. In good order or clean condition:
Chiefly British: tight.
Idiom: neat as a pin.
3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances:
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Translations
صافٍ، صِرْفماهِر، دَقيقمُرَتَبٌمُرَتَّب ، أنيق
čistýelegantnípečlivýšikovnýuklizený
nydeligordentligren
siisti
uredan
takaros
óblandaîursnoturlegursnyrtilegur
きちんとした
깔끔한
neatskiestastvarkingaitvarkingumas
kārtīgsprasmīgstīrstīrs, neatšķaidītsveikls
úhľadný
lepurejen
ordentlig
เรียบร้อย
gọn gàng
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
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
3. (= compact) [figure] → bien proporcionado; [waist, waistline] → delgado
a neat little car → un coche pequeño y de línea sencilla
a neat little car → un coche pequeño y de línea sencilla
4. (= clever) [solution] → ingenioso, bueno; [plan] → ingenioso; [division, category, explanation] → claro
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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.
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.
Tom's always so neat → Tom est toujours si soigneux.
[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.
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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
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
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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
neat
(niːt) adjective1. 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 nounˈneatly adverb
tidily or skilfully. Please write neatly.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
neat
a. pulcro-a, cuidadoso-a, aseado-a; [very pleasing] bueno-a.
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