neat
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noun \ˈnēt\ plural neat or neats
Definition of NEAT
: the common domestic bovine (Bos taurus)
Origin of NEAT
Middle English neet, from Old English nēat; akin to Old High German nōz head of cattle, Old English nēotan to make use of, Lithuanian nauda use
First Known Use: before 12th century
2neat
adjectiveDefinition of NEAT
1
: free from dirt and disorder : habitually clean and orderly
2
3
: marked by tasteful simplicity <a neat outfit>
4
a : precise, systematic b : marked by skill or ingenuity : adroit
5
: net <neat profit>
See Examples of NEAT
- He keeps his apartment neat and clean.
- The store is always busy but they manage to keep the shelves stocked and neat.
- a nice neat pile of magazines
- Fold the paper to make a neat edge.
- a neat man who always wore a suit
- He's got a neat way of memorizing information.
- There is, unfortunately, no neat solution to the problem.
- She's a neat person who has traveled a lot.
Origin of NEAT
Middle French net, from Latin nitidus bright, neat, from nitēre to shine; probably akin to Middle Irish níam luster
First Known Use: 1542
Related to NEAT
- Synonyms
- antiseptic, bandbox, crisp, groomed, kempt, orderly, picked up, prim, shipshape, smug, snug, tidied, tidy, trig, trim, uncluttered, well-groomed
- Antonyms
- disheveled (or dishevelled), disordered, disorderly, messy, mussed, mussy, sloven, slovenly, unkempt, untidy
3neat
adverbDefinition of NEAT
1
: in a neat manner <his hair combed back neat — J. M. Cain>
2
: without admixture or dilution : straight
First Known Use of NEAT
1649
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