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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Neat \Neat\, a. [Compar. Neater; superl. Neatest.] [OE.
nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf.
Nitid, Net, a., Natty.]
1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean;
cleanly; tidy.
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If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor
body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.
--Law.
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2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry;
simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful;
chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
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3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as,
neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: (Chem.)
Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. ``Our old
wine neat.'' --Chapman.
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4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice;
finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
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5. With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Note: [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a.,
3.]
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neat line (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be
built or formed.
Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines.
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Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Neat \Neat\, a. [Compar. Neater; superl. Neatest.] [OE.
nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf.
Nitid, Net, a., Natty.]
1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean;
cleanly; tidy.
If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor
body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.
--Law.
2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry;
simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful;
chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as,
neat brandy. ``Our old wine neat.'' --Chapman.
4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice;
finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
5. With all deductions or allowances made; net.
Note: [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a.,
3.]
neat line (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be
built or formed.
Neat work, work built or formed to neat lines.
Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
neater
a.
(en-comparative of: neat)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
neater
a.
(en-comparative of: neat)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
neater
a.
(en-comparative of: neat)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
neater
a.
(en-comparative of: neat)
From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
neater
Englanti a.
(en-a-taivm n eat er)
From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
neater
Engelska a.
(böjning en adj neat)
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]Neater /nˈiːtə/ أكثر أناقةFrom English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
neater /nˈiːtə/ krásnějšíFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
neater /nˈiːtə/ netter, adretter, gepflegter see: neat, trig, spruce, neatestFrom English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
neater /nˈiːtə/
ordentlicher, sauberer
Synonyms: tidier, straighter
see: tidy, neat, straight, tidiest, neatest, straightest
From IPA:en_US : [ IPA:en_US ]/ˈnitɝ/