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Neat

/niːt/

Neat is an adjective and noun with 3 senses listed below, each with examples where available, plus synonyms and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

adjective
  1. Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
    “My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.  She has very neat hair.”
  2. Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
    “I like my whisky neat.”
noun
  1. An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.

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Origin

From Middle English nete.

Source: Etymological Wordnet (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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