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neat
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- pronunciation:
- nit
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part of speech: |
adjective |
inflections: |
neater, neatest |
definition 1: |
clean and in proper order, or liking to keep things that way; tidy.
I keep my room neat.Luke is a neat person and always cleans up after himself.- synonyms:
- orderly, tidy, trim
- antonyms:
- disorderly, messy, slovenly
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definition 2: |
careful and exact; organized and simple.
Sharif found a neat way to solve that math problem.- synonyms:
- efficient, orderly
- similar words:
- organized
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definition 3: |
clever.
He came up with the neat idea of shoveling sidewalks to earn money.- synonyms:
- clever
- similar words:
- original, slick
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related words: |
clever, crisp, pure |
derivation: |
neatness (n.) |
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