Neat

/niːt/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A neat (often an animal such as a cow or sheep).

The farmer raised neat and cows for milk production.

verb

To make neat; to tidy up.

She spent the afternoon neating her room before guests arrived.

adjective

Tidy and in order; well-organized.

She keeps her desk very neat, with all the papers aligned perfectly.

Clear and skillful; clever.

He had a neat solution to the tricky math problem.

Not diluted; pure.

He prefers to drink his whiskey neat, without any mixers.

Satisfactory; good.

That was a neat trick you performed at the party!

Middle English 'nete', from Old French 'nete', from Latin 'nitidus' (shining).

neat as a pin

Perfectly clean or tidy.

neat freak

A person who is compulsively tidy.

neat and clean

Orderly and well-maintained.

tidy

Arranged neatly and in order.

organized

Arranged in a systematic way.

clean

Free from dirt or unwanted marks.

Cool or impressive.

That new phone is really neat!

Excellent or well done.

You did a neat job on that presentation.