ˌwell-ˈkept BrE AmE adjective
1 . a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean
2 . a well-kept secret is known only to a few people
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THESAURUS
▪ tidy British English a place, room etc that is tidy looks nice because everything has been arranged and put in the right place:
a tidy desk
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I want to leave the place clean and tidy before we go.
▪ neat use this about things that are carefully arranged in a way that is nice to look at:
a neat pile of towels
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The room was neat and tidy.
▪ immaculate /ɪˈmækjələt, ɪˈmækjʊlət/ a place or thing that is immaculate is perfectly clean and neat – use this to emphasize how clean something looks:
Our house was always immaculate.
▪ well-kept a well-kept building or garden is very well cared for and looks neat and clean:
a large house on well-kept grounds
▪ orderly arranged or organized in a sensible or neat way:
The room was orderly and uncluttered.