American English pronunciation

How to pronounce neat

IPA transcription: ['nit]

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Adjective

  • clean or organized

    “her neat dress”

    “a neat room”

  • very good

    “he did a bully job”

    “a neat sports car”

    “had a great time at the party”

    “you look simply smashing”

  • showing care in execution

    “neat homework”

    “neat handwriting”

  • free from what is tawdry or unbecoming

    “a neat style”

    “a neat set of rules”

    “she hated to have her neat plans upset”

  • free from clumsiness; precisely or deftly executed

    “he landed a clean left on his opponent's cheek”

    “a clean throw”

    “the neat exactness of the surgeon's knife”

  • without water

    “took his whiskey neat”

Usage examples

  • Something deep beneath the earth shifted, sending vibrations strong enough to register on earthquake detection mechanisms hundreds of miles away.
  • Underneath the constitution, the people had the right to elect the governor.
  • "It's a neat place to spy from" for the Mad Scientists Club.
  • I want to do more neat robot vision stuff.
  • Media accounts have reported "mole people" living underneath other cities as well.
  • Pack the records in a neat thin case.
  • Heroin weighing was discovered strapped to his legs and chest, concealed underneath his clothing.
  • It is sited on Cornbrash limestone beneath the chalk hills of the Dorset Downs.
  • It swings beneath the holder, calling "tee, tee, tee" or a scolding "churr".
  • She sewed the torn coat quite neatly.