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- [tahy-dee]
- /ˈtaɪ di/
- /ˈtaɪdi/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tahy-dee]
- /ˈtaɪ di/
Definitions of tidy word
- adjective tidy neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person. 1
- adjective tidy clearly organized and systematic: a tidy mind; a tidy way of working. 1
- adjective tidy tolerably good; acceptable: They worked out a tidy arrangement agreeable to all. 1
- adjective tidy fairly large; considerable: a tidy sum. 1
- noun plural tidy any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments. 1
- noun plural tidy an antimacassar. 1
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Origin of tidy
First appearance:
before 1200 One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; Middle English tidi, tidy seasonable, hence good; cognate with Dutch tijdig. See tide1, -y1
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Parts of speech for Tidy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tidy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% 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".
tidy usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for tidy
adj tidy
- all together — in chorus, in unison
- barn door — an adjustable flap over the front of a studio or theatre lamp
- bluenose — a puritanical or prudish person
- brand spanking new — (Informal) utterly new, as new as possible.
- by the book — according to the rules; in the prescribed or usual way
verb tidy
- arrange — If you arrange an event or meeting, you make plans for it to happen.
- blue pencil — deletion, alteration, or censorship of the contents of a book or other work
- boil down — When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour.
- broomed — an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle.
- brooming — an implement for sweeping, consisting of a brush of straw or stiff strands of synthetic material bound tightly to the end of a long handle.
adv tidy
- cleanly — in a fair manner
adjective tidy
- clipped — Clipped means neatly cut.
- dapper — A man who is dapper has a very neat and clean appearance, and is often also small and thin.
- dirtless — Free of dirt.
- finicking — Finical.
- immaculate — free from spot or stain; spotlessly clean: immaculate linen.
Antonyms for tidy
adj tidy
- bedraggled — Someone or something that is bedraggled looks untidy because they have got wet or dirty.
- blowzy — fat, ruddy, and coarse-looking
- cruddy — dirty or unpleasant
- dishabille — the state of being dressed in a careless, disheveled, or disorderly style or manner; undress.
- disheveled — hanging loosely or in disorder; unkempt: disheveled hair.
verb tidy
- bobble — A bobble is a small ball of material, usually made of wool, which is used for decorating clothes.
- bollix — to make a muddle of; bungle; botch
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- clutter — Clutter is a lot of things in an untidy state, especially things that are not useful or necessary.
- confuse — If you confuse two things, you get them mixed up, so that you think one of them is the other one.
adjective tidy
- dirty — soiled with dirt; foul; unclean: dirty laundry.
- disarrayed — Simple past tense and past participle of disarray.
- disorganised — Lacking order or organisation; confused; chaotic.
- littered — objects strewn or scattered about; scattered rubbish.
- wild — living in a state of nature; not tamed or domesticated: a wild animal; wild geese.
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