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English

Pronunciation
IPA|ni:t/
audio|en-us-neat.ogg|Audio (US)
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�t|-i�t

Etymology 1
Old English #Old English|n�at. Cognate with Dutch noot, dialectal German Nos.

Noun
en-noun

1. archaic A cow, or other bovine.
2. (collective) Cattle.

Translations
trans-top|cow, bovine
French: bétail
Finnish: nauta
trans-mid
German: Hornvieh; Rindvieh
Hebrew: ש�ר (shor) m, �קר (baqar) m
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Etymology 2
From Old (and modern) French net#French|net, from Latin nitidus �gleaming�, from nitere|nit�re �to shine�.

Adjective
rfc-level|Adjective at L4+ not in L3 POS section
en-adj|er|est

1. clean|Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
2. Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted.

#:I like my whisky neat.

1. (Chemistry) Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent

#:The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat.
#:The molecular beam was neat acetylene.

1. archaic With all deductions or allowances made; net.
2. Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.

#:The front room was neat and carefully arranged for the guests.

1. Well-executed or delivered; clever, skilful, precise.

#:Having the two protagonists meet in the last act was a particularly neat touch.

1. colloquial Good, excellent, desirable.

#:Hey, neat convertible, man.

Translations
trans-top|free from dirt, etc.
Arabic: Arab|�ظ�� IPAchar|(na�īf)
Dutch: puur
Finnish: puhdas
trans-mid
Kurdish: KUchar|ر�ک�پ�ک
Portuguese: asseado, limpado
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trans-top|ethical, orderly
Chinese: 平� (píngzh�ng)
Finnish: soma, siro
Hungarian: elegáns
trans-mid
Spanish: pulcro
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trans-top|clean, tidy
Arabic: Arab|ا��� IPAchar|(anīeq)
Chinese: �� (zh�ngqí)
Dutch: net
Finnish: siisti
French: net, ordonné
German: nett, adrett, sauber
Hungarian: rendes
trans-mid
Italian: lindo
Japanese: ������ (kichínto shitá)
Korean: ��� (danjeonghan)
Portuguese: asseado
Russian: оп���н�й (oprjátnyj)
Spanish: aseado
Swedish: prydlig
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Frisian

Adverb
neat

1. nothing

Category:Frisian adverbs

Old English

Etymology
From Germanic *nautam. Cognate with Old Frisian nat|n�t, Old Saxon not|n�t (Dutch noot), Old High German noz|n�z (dialectal German Nos), Old Norse naut.

Pronunciation
IPA|/næ:�t/

Noun
Latinx|n�at n (plural same)

1. cow, ox; animal

Category:Old English nouns

es:neat
fa:neat
fr:neat
io:neat
id:neat
it:neat
pt:neat
ru:neat
fi:neat
ta:neat
te:neat
vi:neat
zh:neat

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