Neat

Quick meaning: Neat is an adjective meaning Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

Meaning

Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.

More Meanings

1. Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
2. (chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
3. Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
4. Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
5. Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
6. (Canada, US, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.
7. (archaic) With all deductions or allowances made; net.

Example Sentences

I like my whisky neat.

My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair.

The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat. The molecular beam was neat acetylene.

1595, George Peele, The Old Wives’ Tale, The Malone Society Reprints, 1908, lines 464-465, A cup of neate wine of Orleance, That never came neer the brewers of England.

Word Forms

• neater
• neatest
• neats

Synonyms for neat

Depending on context, synonyms include nolt, keen, good, refined, adroit, cool.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tidy, nifty, elegant, tasteful, slap-up, adroit.

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