adj · intj · name · noun · 23 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈniːt/
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rhymes with -iːt
homophone: NEET
/niːt/
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
My room is neat because I tidied it this morning. She has very neat hair.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
I like my whisky neat.
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.
1932, Winston Churchill, Painting as a Pastime, New York: Cornerstone Library, 1965, At one side of the palette there is white, at the other black; and neither is ever used ‘neat.’
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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.
English metonymic occupational surname for a herdsman or a nickname for someone thought to resemble an ox or a cow, from Middle English neat (“ox, cow”), from Old English neat.
From Middle English nete, neat, from Old English nēat (“animal, beast, ox, cow, cattle”), from Proto-West Germanic *naut, from Proto-Germanic *nautą (“foredeal, profit, property, livestock”), from Proto-Indo-European *newd- (“to acquire, make use of”). Cognate with Dutch noot (“cow, cattle”, in compounds), dialectal German Noß (“livestock”), Alemannic German Nooss (“young sheep or goat”), Swedish nöt (“cattle”), Icelandic naut (“cattle, bull”) and Faroese neyt (“cattle”). More at note.
Across languages
Translations
169 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
نَظِيف
(naẓīf)
— tidy, free from dirt
Arabic:
اَنِيق
(anīq)
— tidy, free from dirt
Armenian:
կոկիկ
(kokik)
— tidy, free from dirt
Basque:
txukun
— tidy, free from dirt
Bulgarian:
чист
(čist)
— tidy, free from dirt
Bulgarian:
спретнат
(spretnat)
— tidy, free from dirt
Catalan:
pulcre
— tidy, free from dirt
Chinese Mandarin:
整齐
(zhěngqí)
— tidy, free from dirt
Czech:
čistý
— tidy, free from dirt
Danish:
ryddelig
— tidy, free from dirt
Danish:
velordnet
— tidy, free from dirt
Danish:
ordentlig
— tidy, free from dirt
Dutch:
net
— tidy, free from dirt
Dutch:
puur
— tidy, free from dirt
Dutch:
proper
— tidy, free from dirt
Esperanto:
pura
— tidy, free from dirt
Finnish:
siisti
— tidy, free from dirt
Finnish:
puhdas
— tidy, free from dirt
French:
net
— tidy, free from dirt
French:
ordonné
— tidy, free from dirt
Friulian:
net
— tidy, free from dirt
German:
sauber
— tidy, free from dirt
German:
gepflegt
— tidy, free from dirt
German:
nett
— tidy, free from dirt
German:
adrett
— tidy, free from dirt
Ancient Greek:
κόσμιος
(kósmios)
— tidy, free from dirt
Hungarian:
tiszta
— tidy, free from dirt
Irish:
cúirialta
— tidy, free from dirt
Irish:
pioctha
— tidy, free from dirt
Italian:
pulito
— tidy, free from dirt
Japanese:
きちんとした
(kichínto shitá)
— tidy, free from dirt
Korean:
단정한
(danjeonghan)
— tidy, free from dirt
Central Kurdish:
رێکوپێک
(rêkupêk)
— tidy, free from dirt
Latin:
mundus
— tidy, free from dirt
Latvian:
tīrs
— tidy, free from dirt
Latvian:
tīrīgs
— tidy, free from dirt
Malay:
kemas
— tidy, free from dirt
Māori:
tōrire
— tidy, free from dirt
Māori:
pīhangaiti
— tidy, free from dirt
Māori:
pūhangaiti
— tidy, free from dirt
Norwegian Bokmål:
ryddig
— tidy, free from dirt
Norwegian Nynorsk:
ryddig
— tidy, free from dirt
Plautdietsch:
krakjt
— tidy, free from dirt
Portuguese:
asseado
— tidy, free from dirt
Portuguese:
limpado
— tidy, free from dirt
Russian:
чи́стый
(čístyj)
— tidy, free from dirt
Russian:
опря́тный
(oprjátnyj)
— tidy, free from dirt
Scots:
dink
— tidy, free from dirt
Spanish:
pulcro
— tidy, free from dirt
Swedish:
prydlig
— tidy, free from dirt
Turkish:
temiz
— tidy, free from dirt
Turkish:
muntazam
— tidy, free from dirt
Ukrainian:
оха́йний
(oxájnyj)
— tidy, free from dirt
Ukrainian:
чи́стий
(čýstyj)
— tidy, free from dirt
Ukrainian:
акура́тний
(akurátnyj)
— tidy, free from dirt
Bulgarian:
неразреден
(nerazreden)
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Catalan:
sol
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Czech:
čistý
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Czech:
neředěný
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Finnish:
raaka
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
German:
pur
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
German:
unverdünnt
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
German:
unvermischt
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Greek:
σκέτος
(skétos)
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Ancient Greek:
ἄκρατος
(ákratos)
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Ancient Greek:
χαλίκρητος
(khalíkrētos)
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Hungarian:
tiszta
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Hungarian:
hígítatlan
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Italian:
liscio
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Latin:
merus
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Portuguese:
cowboy
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Portuguese:
caubói
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Spanish:
derecho
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Turkish:
katkısız
— undiluted, particularly of alcoholic drinks
Bulgarian:
без разтворител
(bez raztvoritel)
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
Catalan:
pur
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
Czech:
čistý
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
Finnish:
puhdas
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
French:
pur
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
French:
pure
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
German:
rein
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
German:
lösungsmittelfrei
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
Hungarian:
tömény
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
Hungarian:
hígítatlan
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
Italian:
puro
— chemistry: with no solvent or cosolvent
Catalan:
net
— archaic: with all deductions or allowances made
Finnish:
puhdas
— archaic: with all deductions or allowances made
Armenian:
կոկիկ
(kokik)
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Bulgarian:
изискан
(iziskan)
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Bulgarian:
изящен
(izjašten)
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Czech:
úhledný
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Dutch:
netjes
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Finnish:
tyylikäs
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
French:
élégant
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Galician:
curioso
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Galician:
curiosa
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
German:
nett
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
German:
gepflegt
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
German:
geschmackvoll
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Hungarian:
rendes
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Hungarian:
rendezett
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Hungarian:
takaros
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Hungarian:
szép
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Hungarian:
ízléses
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Irish:
críochnúil
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Italian:
ordinato
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
concinnus
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
ēlegāns
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
mundus
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
venustus
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
urbānus
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
cōmptus
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
nitidus
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latin:
lautus
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Latvian:
glīts
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Māori:
pūhangaiti
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Māori:
tōingo
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Māori:
tau
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Portuguese:
leve
— having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful
Bulgarian:
изкусен
(izkusen)
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Bulgarian:
добре направен
(dobre napraven)
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Catalan:
enginyós
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Czech:
bezvadný
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Finnish:
taitava
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Finnish:
etevä
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
German:
geschickt
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
German:
ordentlich
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
German:
genau
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
German:
akkurat
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Hungarian:
ügyes
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Hungarian:
hatásos
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Hungarian:
találó
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
Latvian:
glīts
— well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise
