tidy

Meaning

Adj

1. Arranged neatly and in order.
2. Not messy; neat and controlled.
3. (colloquial) Satisfactory; comfortable.
4. (colloquial) Generous, considerable.
5. (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
6. (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
7. Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
8. Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.

Verb

To make tidy; to neaten.

Noun

1. (in-compounds) A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.
2. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
3. (dated) A child's pinafore.
4. The wren.

Intj

Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.

Synonyms

neat

clean

orderly

trim

arrange

put in order

clean up

neaten

prepare

tidy up

cleanly

smart

kempt

proper

adjust

straighten out

in good order

natty

order

well-groomed

decent

straight

spruce

square away

straighten

sizeable

sizable

sort

respectable

groom

set

spick-and-span

goodly

goodish

neat and clean

fix up

even

cleanse

accurate

spotless

regular

regularize

healthy

⚕️

hefty

drive

direct

decorous

clean-cut

attune

cut

Translations

ordinato

ordentlich

lindo

ordenado

limpio

ordonné

proper

propre

ranger

rangé

ordelijk

sauber

ordonner

aufräumen

régler

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtaɪdi/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: tidy

Cognate with Dutch: tijdig

Cognate with Middle Low German: tīdich

Cognate with German: zeitig

Cognate with Danish: tidig

Cognate with Swedish: tidig

In summary

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”).