neat

🇺🇸 /niːt/ 🇬🇧 /niːt/
Frequency
Difficulty
Tags TOP10000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
adjective
B2

clean and organized

Her room is always neat and tidy.

B2

liking things to be clean and organized

He is a neat person who keeps everything in order.

R

small and nice-looking

The dog has neat ears that fit its head perfectly.

R

simple and clever

The app has a neat way to solve problems quickly.

R

very good

That was a neat idea you had!

R

not mixed with anything else

He drinks his whiskey neat, without ice or water.

translation

adj. clean and organized; liking things to be clean and organized; small and nice-looking; simple and clever; very good; not mixed with anything else

Word Forms

Comparative neater
Superlative neatest