neat
1
[ neet ]
/ nit /
adjective, neat·er, neat·est.
adverb
Informal.
neatly.
Origin of neat
1
1300–50; Middle English
net spruce, trim, clean < Middle French < Latin
nitidus shining, polished, handsome, spruce, equivalent to
nit(ēre) to shine +
-idus
-id4
SYNONYMS FOR neat
OTHER WORDS FROM neat
neat·ly, adverb neat·ness, nounWords nearby neat
Definition for neat (2 of 2)
neat
2
[ neet ]
/ nit /
noun, plural neat.
an animal of the genus Bos; a bovine, as a cow or ox.
Origin of neat
2
before 900; Middle English
neet, Old English
nēat, cognate with Old Norse
naut, Middle Dutch
noot; akin to Old English
nēotan to use, possess
Example sentences from the Web for neat
British Dictionary definitions for neat (1 of 2)
neat
1
/ (niːt) /
adjective
Derived forms of neat
neatly, adverb neatness, nounWord Origin for neat
C16: from Old French
net, from Latin
nitidus clean, shining, from
nitēre to shine; related to Middle Irish
niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian
naiba- beautiful
British Dictionary definitions for neat (2 of 2)
neat
2
/ (niːt) /
noun plural neat
archaic, or dialect
a domestic bovine animal
Word Origin for neat
Old English
neat