English Explanatory Dictionary

neat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
  2. Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
  3. Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
  4. With all deductions or allowances made; net.
  5. Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
  6. Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
  7. Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
  8. Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.
  9. Obsolete form of net (“remaining after expenses or deductions”).
intj
  1. Used to signify a job well done.
  2. Used to signify approval.
noun
  1. An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
noun
  1. A bull or cow.
noun
  1. Cattle collectively.
noun
  1. Acronym of neuroevolution of augmenting topologies, a genetic algorithm for the generation of evolving artificial neural networks.
noun
  1. Acronym of non-exercise activity thermogenesis.
name
  1. A surname from Middle English.

Pronunciation

/ˈniːt/ en-us-neat.ogg /niːt/

Word forms

neat neater neatest neats

Etymology

From Middle English nete, net, nette, from Anglo-Norman neit (“good, desirable, clean”), a variant of Old French net, nette (“clean, clear, pure”), from Latin nitidus (“gleaming”), derived from nitēre (“to shine”). Doublet of net and nitid. Cognate with German nett (“nice, kind”). Compare also nait.

Synonyms

nolt

Antonyms

on the rocks

Related words

geneat

Derived words

in neat neat and tidy neat as a button neat as a new pin neat as a pin neat as ninepence neaten neat freak neat-freakery neat-handed neat-house neatify neat line neatly neatness neatnik neato neatresse neat weight neatwork overneat unneat neatbeast neatherd neathouse neatfoot neatsfoot neatish
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