Neat

/niːt/ adj

Definition

tidy and orderly; undiluted (of drinks); excellent (slang)

Etymology

from Old French 'net', meaning 'clean, pure'

Kelly Says

NEAT means clean and tidy - keep your desk NEAT and your mind will be too!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ንጹህ
ARالعربية
أنيق
BNবাংলা
পরিপাটি
CSČeština
úhledný
DADansk
pæn
DEDeutsch
ordentlich
ELΕλληνικά
καθαρός
ESEspañol
pulcro
FAفارسی
منظم
FISuomi
siisti
FRFrançais
net
GUGU
સ્વચ્છ
HAHA
tsaki
HEעברית
מסודר
HIहिन्दी
साफ-सुथरा
HUMagyar
rendezett
IDBahasa Indonesia
rapi
IGIG
mma
ITItaliano
ordinato
JA日本語
きちんとした
KKKK
ұқыпты
KMKM
깔끔한
KO한국어
깔끔한
MRMR
स्वच्छ
MSBahasa Melayu
kemas
MYမြန်မာ
စင်ကြယ်
NLNederlands
netjes
NONorsk
pen
PAPA
ਸਾਫ-ਸੁتਰਾ
PLPolski
schludny
PTPortuguês
arrumado
RORomână
îngrijit
RUРусский
аккуратный
SVSvenska
prydlig
SWKiswahili
safi
TAதமிழ்
சுத்தமான
TEతెలుగు
깔끔한
THไทย
เรียบร้อย
TLTL
maayos
TRTürkçe
düzgün
UKУкраїнська
охайний
URاردو
صاف
VITiếng Việt
gọn gàng
YOYO
ìdánilójú
ZH中文
整洁
ZUZU
hlanzekile

Ethical Language Guidance

Gender History

Gendered cleanliness standard: 'neat' applied to women as virtue (docility, propriety), men as preference (competence). Double standard enforcement.

Inclusive Usage

Use descriptively for organization without moral/virtue judgment. Avoid as coded gender expectation.

Inclusive Alternatives

["organized","orderly","well-arranged"]

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