neat
IPA: nˈit
noun
- (informal) An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
- (archaic) A bull or cow.
- (archaic) Cattle collectively.
- A surname from Middle English.
- (computing theory) Acronym of neuroevolution of augmenting topologies: a genetic algorithm for the generation of evolving artificial neural networks.
- (exercise) Acronym of non-exercise activity thermogenesis.
adjective
- Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
- Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
- (chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
- (archaic) With all deductions or allowances made; net.
- Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
- Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
- Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
- (Canada, US, colloquial) Good, excellent, desirable.
- Obsolete form of net (“remaining after expenses or deductions”). [(obsolete) Good, desirable; clean, decent, clear.]
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Examples of "neat" in Sentences
- Her room is neat and tidy.
- The writing is neat and regular.
- Even his mom is cloying at his neatness.
- His hobby is to rumple anything that is neat.
- The workings above consolidate into the neat formula.
- It was neat to see the production from the other side.
- The crest is neat and the upperparts are barred in black.
- The overall feel of the article is neat and professional.
- The reason for the link is to keep the infobox clean and neat.
- The School endeavours to inculcate habits of cleanliness and neatness.
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