Neat — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

clean or organized

showing care in execution

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈiːt/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈiːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈiːt/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈiːt/.

Examples

her neat dress
a neat room
neat homework

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

swell dandy slap-up full-strength straight not bad bang-up nifty clean refined orderly groovy tasteful smashing peachy great corking bully cracking keen

Parts of Speech

adjective	clean or organized “her neat dress”
adjective	showing care in execution “neat homework”
adjective	free from what is tawdry or unbecoming “a neat style”
adjective	free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed “he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek”
adjective	very good “he did a bully job”
adjective	without water “took his whiskey neat”

Word Forms

neatness	noun	the trait of being neat and orderly
order	noun	established customary state (especially of society)
tastefulness	noun	elegance indicated by good taste

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sauber

sauber oder organisiert

🇫🇷French

soigné

propre ou organisé

🇪🇸Spanish

limpio

limpio u organizado

🇮🇹Italian

pulito

pulito o organizzato

🇳🇱Dutch

keurig

schoon of georganiseerd

🇵🇹Portuguese

organizado

limpo ou organizado

🇷🇺Russian

аккуратный

чистый или организованный

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साफ़

साफ़ या व्यवस्थित

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝরঝরে

পরিষ্কার বা সংগঠিত

🇮🇳Tamil

சுத்தமாக

சுத்தமான அல்லது ஒழுங்கமைக்கப்பட்ட

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కగా

శుభ్రమైన లేదా వ్యవస్థీకృత

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यवस्थित

स्वच्छ किंवा संघटित

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુઘડ

સ્વચ્છ અથવા વ્યવસ્થિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಚ್ಚುಕಟ್ಟಾಗಿ

ಸ್ವಚ್ಛ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಘಟಿತ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്തിയായി

ശുദ്ധമായ അല്ലെങ്കിൽ സംഘടിത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਾਫ਼-ਸੁਥਰਾ

ਸਾਫ਼ ਜਾਂ ਸੰਗਠਿਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

صاف

صاف یا منظم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

整洁的

干净或有组织

🇯🇵Japanese

きちんとした

清潔または整理整頓された

🇰🇷Korean

정돈된

깨끗하거나 정리된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

gọn gàng

sạch sẽ hoặc có tổ chức

🇹🇭Thai

ประณีต

สะอาดหรือเป็นระเบียบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

rapi

bersih atau terorganisir

🇵🇭Filipino

maayos

malinis o organisado

🇲🇾Malay

kemas

bersih atau tersusun

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرتب

نظيفة أو منظمة

🇮🇷Persian

مرتب

تمیز یا سازمان یافته

🇹🇷Turkish

düzenli

temiz veya düzenli

🇮🇱Hebrew

בְּהֵמָה

נקי או מאורגן

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What is the primary definition of the word 'neat'?

The primary meaning of 'neat' is 'clean or organized'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'neat' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'neat' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'neat' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'neat' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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