Meanings
nounneatness (countable and uncountable, plural neatnesses)
plural neatnesses
- countableuncountableThe state of being neat.
Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings.
1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 137
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
Translations
French netteté
- nettetéthe state of being neat
Hungarian ápoltság, csín
- ápoltságthe state of being neat
- csínthe state of being neat
Irish ordúlacht, slacht
- ordúlachtthe state of being neat
- slachtthe state of being neat
Italian pulizia
- puliziathe state of being neat
Latin nitor, munditia
- nitorthe state of being neat
- munditiathe state of being neat
Latvian glītums
- glītumsthe state of being neat
Lithuanian tvarkingùmas
- tvarkingùmasthe state of being neat
Portuguese asseio
- asseiothe state of being neat
Scottish Gaelic sgiobaltachd
- sgiobaltachdthe state of being neat
Spanish pulcritud
- pulcritudthe state of being neat
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neatness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatness
MLA
“neatness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neatness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neatness.
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