tidy
- adjective
- /ˈtaɪdi/
- The home must be kept tidy.
- neat and tidy
- clean and tidy
- keep tidy
The workflow in terms of shooting is going to be way tidier.
- The workflow in terms of shooting is going to be way tidier.
- You can do this by making sure that your space is clear and tidy and a pleasant place to be.
- You know what they say about tidy living, tidy mind.
- I just really want to start the week super tidy, clean.
- But I am one of these people that is a tidy house, tidy mind.
- People who go through these relationships do not fit into a tidy diagnostic box.
Examples
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She always keeps her room tidy, with everything in its place.
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But here I am, packing up her life all neat and tidy.
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How can I make sure that this place is as tidy as you want it to be?
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I have discovered I like my home to be clean and tidy, and everything put in its place.
Academic text (2011) -
Everything is as clean and tidy as the day he checked in.
Fiction book (1993) -
Both he and his wife were tidy and organized by nature.
Fiction book (1990) -
You can do this by making sure that your space is clear and tidy and a pleasant place to be.
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The villages we drove through are clean and tidy in a very un-Third World way.
Academic text (2002) -
Just down the road from the farm, Unionville today is a poor but tidy rural town of single-family homes.
Academic text (2006) -
Such nice, tidy uniforms.
Synonyms
Clean and tidy with things in order
Arranged in a tidy, organized way
Completely clean and neat with no marks or stains
Having a neat, smart look and tidy clothes
Neat and in good condition because someone looks after it
Neat and slim in shape or style
Free of extra things and distractions, simple and tidy
Clean and well organized with no mess
Very clean and tidy, looking almost new
Neat and attractive, often dressed or decorated for a special occasion
Completely clean and tidy with no dust or dirt
Neat and in very good order
Very clean and tidy with no dirt or marks
Neat and clean with everything in its place
Neat and well arranged, like a tidy desk or garden
Antonyms
Compounds
- US
A wildflower in California that lives for one year and has yellow flowers with white tips
How Tidy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tidy originally meant 'at the right time' from Old English tidig and tid ('time', like tide) and later came to mean 'well ordered' or 'neat'. That is why calling a room tidy means it is clean and organized.