Tidy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

put (things or places) in order

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/tˈaɪdi/

🇬🇧British English

/tˈaɪdi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/tˈaɪdi/

2 syllables Say it as /tˈaɪdi/.

Examples

Tidy up your room!
a tidy person
a tidy house

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

healthy goodly kempt clean up tidy up sizable straighten square away goodish respectable neaten sizeable hefty straighten out

Antonyms

untidy

Parts of Speech

noun	receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
verb	put (things or places) in order “Tidy up your room!”
adjective	marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits “a tidy person”
adjective	(of hair) neat and tidy “a nicely kempt beard”
adjective	large in amount or extent or degree “it cost a considerable amount”

Word Forms

tidiness	noun	the habit of being tidy
heftiness	noun	the property of being large in mass
sizeableness	noun	unusual largeness in size or extent or number

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ordentlich

Behälter, der Kleinkram (z. B. Nähmaterial) aufnimmt

🇫🇷French

rangé

réceptacle qui contient des bricoles (comme matériel de couture)

🇪🇸Spanish

ordenado

receptáculo que contiene cachivaches (como material de costura)

🇮🇹Italian

Ordinato

contenitore che contiene cianfrusaglie (come materiale per cucire)

🇳🇱Dutch

netjes

bakje met prullaria (als naaimateriaal)

🇵🇹Portuguese

limpo

receptáculo que contém bugigangas (como materiais de costura)

🇷🇺Russian

аккуратный

емкость для хранения всяких мелочей (в качестве швейных материалов)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

साफ

संदूक जो बाधाओं और सिरों को रखता है (सिलाई सामग्री के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

পরিপাটি

আধার যেটি মতভেদ এবং শেষ ধারণ করে (সেলাইয়ের উপকরণ হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

நேர்த்தியான

முரண்பாடுகள் மற்றும் முனைகளை வைத்திருக்கும் கொள்கலன் (தையல் பொருட்களாக)

🇮🇳Telugu

చక్కనైన

అసమానత మరియు చివరలను కలిగి ఉన్న రిసెప్టాకిల్ (కుట్టు పదార్థాలుగా)

🇮🇳Marathi

नीटनेटका

विषमता आणि टोके धारण करणारे ग्रहण (शिलाई साहित्य म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યવસ્થિત

ગ્રહણ કે જે મતભેદ અને છેડા ધરાવે છે (સીવણ સામગ્રી તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಚ್ಚುಕಟ್ಟಾದ

ಆಡ್ಸ್ ಮತ್ತು ತುದಿಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ರೆಸೆಪ್ಟಾಕಲ್ (ಹೊಲಿಗೆ ವಸ್ತುಗಳಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വൃത്തിയുള്ള

അസമത്വവും അറ്റവും നിലനിർത്തുന്ന പാത്രം (തയ്യൽ സാമഗ്രികളായി)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਥਰਾ

ਸੰਗ੍ਰਹਿ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਔਕੜਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਰੇ ਹੁੰਦੇ ਹਨ (ਸਿਲਾਈ ਸਮੱਗਰੀ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

صاف

رسیپٹیکل جو مشکلات اور سرے رکھتا ہے (سلائی کے مواد کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

整齐的

盛放零碎物品（作为缝纫材料）的容器

🇯🇵Japanese

きちんとした

端材を入れる容器（裁縫材料として）

🇰🇷Korean

정돈하다

잡동사니를 담는 그릇 (재봉 재료로)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngăn nắp

thùng chứa các vật dụng vụn vặt (làm vật liệu may)

🇹🇭Thai

เรียบร้อย

ภาชนะที่ถืออัตราต่อรองและสิ้นสุด (เป็นวัสดุเย็บผ้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

rapi

wadah yang menampung barang sisa (sebagai bahan menjahit)

🇵🇭Filipino

malinis

sisidlan na naglalaman ng mga odds at dulo (bilang mga materyales sa pananahi)

🇲🇾Malay

kemas

bekas yang menyimpan kemungkinan dan hujung (sebagai bahan jahitan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرتب

وعاء يحمل الاحتمالات والغايات (كمواد الخياطة)

🇮🇷Persian

مرتب

ظرفی که شانس و انتها را نگه می دارد (به عنوان مواد خیاطی)

🇹🇷Turkish

düzenli

ıvır zıvırları tutan kap (dikiş malzemesi olarak)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְנַקוֹת וֵלְסַדֵר

כלי קיבול שמכיל את הסיכויים והקצוות (כחומרי תפירה)

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

The primary meaning of 'tidy' is 'receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)'.

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

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

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

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

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