tidy

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.

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”).

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