neat 1 (n?t)adj. neat·er, neat·est 1. a. Orderly and clean; tidy: a neat office; a neat desk.b. Habitually tidy or well-organized: was lucky to have a neat roommate.2. Marked by ingenuity and skill; adroit: a neat turn of phrase.3. Not diluted or mixed with other substances: neat whiskey.4. Left after all deductions; net: neat profit.5. Slang Wonderful; terrific: That was a neat party.[Anglo-Norman neit, clear, pure, variant of Old French net, from Latin nitidus, elegant, gleaming, from nit?re, to shine.]neat?ly adv.neat?ness n.neat 2 (n?t)n. pl. neat Archaic A cow or other domestic bovine animal.[Middle English net, from Old English n?at.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.neat (ni?t) adj1. clean, tidy, and orderly2. liking or insisting on order and cleanliness; fastidious3. smoothly or competently done; efficient: a neat job. 4. pat or slick: his excuse was suspiciously neat. 5. (Brewing) (of alcoholic drinks) without added water, lemonade, etc; undiluted6. a less common word for net2: neat profits. 7. slang chiefly US and Canadian good; pleasing; admirable[C16: from Old French net, from Latin nitidus clean, shining, from nit?re to shine; related to Middle Irish niam beauty, brightness, Old Persian naiba- beautiful] ?neatly adv ?neatness nneat (ni?t) n, pl neatarchaic or dialect a domestic bovine animal[Old English neat]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014neat1 (nit) adj. -er, -est, adv. adj. 1. in a pleasingly orderly and clean condition: a neat room. 2. habitually orderly and clean in personal appearance or habits. 3. having a trim and graceful appearance, contour, style, etc.: a neat figure. 4. cleverly effective; skillful; adroit: a neat solution. 5. Slang. great; wonderful; fine: What a neat car! 6. straight (def. 15). 7. net 2 (def 1). adv. 8. Informal. neatly. [1300?50; Middle English net spruce, trim, clean