adj.
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French net, from Latin nitidus bright, neat, from nit ē re to shine; probably akin to Middle Irish níam luster
Date: 1542
1 : free from dirt and disorder : habitually clean and orderly
2 a : free from admixture or dilution : STRAIGHT < neat brandy> < neat cement> b : free from irregularity : SMOOTH < neat silk>
3 : marked by tasteful simplicity <a neat outfit>
4 a : PRECISE , SYSTEMATIC b : marked by skill or ingenuity : ADROIT
5 : NET < neat profit>
6 : FINE , ADMIRABLE
– neat · ly adverb
– neat · ness noun