adj · intj · name · noun · verb · 20 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈtaɪ.di/
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rhymes with -aɪdi
CMU ARPABET:T AY1 D IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Arranged neatly and in order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Not messy; neat and controlled.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter.
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Satisfactory; comfortable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
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4
adj
Meaning 4
Generous, considerable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: colloquial
Examples
The scheme made a tidy profit.
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adj
Meaning 5
In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Meaning 6
Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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adj
Meaning 7
Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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8
adj
Meaning 8
Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: data science
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intj
Meaning 9
Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Wales
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10
name
Meaning 10
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 11
A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-compounds
Examples
desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy
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noun
Meaning 12
A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 13
A child's pinafore.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated
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14
noun
Meaning 14
The wren.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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15
verb
Meaning 15
To make tidy; to neaten.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 16
marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
Narrower terms: make, make up, houseclean, clean house, clean
History
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”).
Across languages
Translations
111 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
netjies
— arranged neatly
Arabic:
مُنَظَّم
(munaẓẓam)
— arranged neatly
Armenian:
կոկիկ
(kokik)
— arranged neatly
Bengali:
গোছানো
(gōchanō)
— arranged neatly
Bulgarian:
спретнат
(spretnat)
— arranged neatly
Bulgarian:
подреден
(podreden)
— arranged neatly
Catalan:
endreçat
— arranged neatly
Chinese Mandarin:
整齊 /整齐
(zhěngqí)
— arranged neatly
Chinese Mandarin:
整潔 /整洁
(zhěngjié)
— arranged neatly