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- [neet]
- /nit/
- /niːt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [neet]
- /nit/
Definitions of neat word
- adjective neat in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room. 1
- adjective neat habitually orderly and clean in appearance or habits: a neat person. 1
- adjective neat of a simple, pleasing appearance, style, design, etc.: a neat cottage. 1
- adjective neat cleverly effective in character or execution: a neat scheme; a neat solution. 1
- adjective neat Slang. great; wonderful; fine: What a neat car! 1
- adjective neat clever, dexterous, or apt: She gave a neat characterization of the old woman. 1
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Origin of neat
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English net spruce, trim, clean < Middle French < Latin nitidus shining, polished, handsome, spruce, equivalent to nit(ēre) to shine + -idus -id4
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Parts of speech for Neat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
neat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
neat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for neat
adj neat
adjective neat
- well-ordered — arranged, planned, or occurring in a desirable way, sequence, etc.
- in order — an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- arranged — If you say how things are arranged, you are talking about their position in relation to each other or to something else.
- elegant — Pleasingly graceful and stylish in appearance or manner.
adverb neat
- cleanly — in a fair manner
Antonyms for neat
adj neat
- inaccurate — not accurate; incorrect or untrue.
- questionable — of doubtful propriety, honesty, morality, respectability, etc.: questionable activities; in questionable taste.
- disorganized — functioning without adequate order, systemization, or planning; uncoordinated: a woefully disorganized enterprise.
- unclean — not clean; dirty.
- untidy — not tidy or neat; slovenly; disordered: an untidy room; an untidy person.
adjective neat
- disorganised — Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
- diluted — to make (a liquid) thinner or weaker by the addition of water or the like.
- clumsy — A clumsy person moves or handles things in a careless, awkward way, often so that things are knocked over or broken.
- cumbersome — Something that is cumbersome is large and heavy and therefore difficult to carry, wear, or handle.
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