tidy

Meanings

1. Arranged neatly and in order.
2. Not messy; neat and controlled.
3. Satisfactory; comfortable.
4. Generous, considerable.
5. In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
6. Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
7. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
8. Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.

1. To make tidy; to neaten.

1. A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.
2. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
3. A child's pinafore.
4. The wren.

1. Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.

1. A surname.

Etymology

From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).