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- Dictionaryneatness/ˈniːtnɪs/
noun
- 1. the quality or condition of being neat: "his obsessive neatness" Similar
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NEATNESS definition: 1. the quality of being tidy , with everything in its place: 2. the quality of being neat and…. Learn more.
Neatness is a habit or quality of being tidy. Your neatness will come in handy when you apply for a job sweeping the floor in a barber shop. Your neatness shows in your well-organized desk, your spic-and-span bedroom, and even your well-groomed hairdo and tidy outfit.
free from dirt and disorder : habitually clean and orderly; marked by skill or ingenuity : adroit; precise, systematic… See the full definition
1. a. Orderly and clean; tidy: a neat office; a neat desk. b. Habitually tidy or well-organized: was lucky to have a neat roommate. 2. Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase. 3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey. 4. Left after all deductions; net: neat profit. 5.
A neat place, thing, or person is tidy and smart, and has everything in the correct place. So they left her in the neat little house, alone with her memories. She undressed and put her wet clothes in a neat pile in the corner. ...a girl in a neat grey flannel suit. Everything was neat and tidy and gleamingly clean.
The earliest known use of the noun neatness is in the mid 1500s. OED's earliest evidence for neatness is from 1548, in the writing of William Patten, author. neatness is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: neat adj., ‑ness suffix. See etymology.
NEATNESS meaning: 1. the quality of being tidy , with everything in its place: 2. the quality of being neat and…. Learn more.