Origin: 1500-1600 French net, from Latin nitidus bright, neat
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS►neat and clean
Their apartment was always neat and clean.
1 spoken very good, enjoyable, interesting, etc.: What a neat idea! I met some really neat people at the conference.2carefully arranged and not messy: neat handwriting She folded the clothes in a neat pile. Their apartment was always neat and clean.3someone who is neat does not like things to be messy: Neither of my sons is neat by nature.4simple and effective: a neat solution5neat alcoholic drinks have no ice or water or any other liquid addedSYN straight [Origin: 1500–1600 French net, from Latin nitidus bright, neat]—neatly adverb—neatness noun [uncountable]