neat1
adj.
- in good order; tidy or carefully arranged.
- done with or demonstrating skill or efficiency.
- (of a drink of spirits) not diluted or mixed with anything else.
- N. Amer. informal excellent.
Derivative
- neaten v.
- neatly adv.
- neatness n.
Etymology
C15: from Fr. net, from L. nitidus ‘shining’; rel. to net2.
neat2
n.
archaic a bovine animal or animals.
Etymology
OE, of Gmc origin.