neat
Betekenis (Engels)
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- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- With all deductions or allowances made; net.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- (colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable; interesting; cool.
- (obsolete) Obsolete form of net (“remaining after expenses or deductions”).
Sinonieme
be clean
well-arranged
cleanly cut
full-strength
well groomed
bowelless
in good shape
well-shaped
liking cleanliness
nice in appearance
braw
debonair
in good condition
in good order
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈniːt/
Etimologie (Engels)
In summary
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”).
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