neat

Meaning

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

tidy

be clean

well-arranged

cleanly cut

full-strength

well groomed

bowelless

in good shape

nobby

ruly

sure-handed

well-shaped

liking cleanliness

nice in appearance

braw

debonair

in good condition

in good order

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈniːt/

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”).