neat
neat Lexical Profile
neat Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Arranged in an orderly, tidy, and clean manner, or habitually keeping things well organized.
"She kept her desk neat and organized so she could find her research notes immediately."
North American (Informal) Very good, pleasing, or interesting.
"The science museum has a really neat interactive exhibit on solar energy."
Done with or demonstrating skill, efficiency, and cleverness without wasted effort.
"The engineer devised a neat solution to bypass the faulty circuit without replacing the entire board."
(Of a liquid, especially alcoholic spirits) Not diluted or mixed with water, ice, or any other substance.
"He ordered his single malt whiskey neat to appreciate its complex smoky flavor."
• interjection
North American Used to express mild approval, admiration, or interest in something just seen or heard.
"Neat! I had no idea you could fold a single sheet of paper into a crane like that."
• noun
(Archaic) A bovine animal of the family Bovidae, such as an ox, cow, or bull, or domesticated cattle collectively.
"The historical inventory listed twenty head of neat grazing in the common pasture."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The adjective derives from Middle French 'net' (clean, pure), from Latin 'nitidus' (shining, sleek, tidy). The archaic noun referring to cattle is an unrelated homonym from Old English 'nēat', meaning a bovine animal or property.