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Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.
Francois Fenelon

Meaning of "neatness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEATNESS

neatness  [ˈniːtnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEATNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Neatness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEATNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Orderliness

Orderliness is associated with other qualities such as cleanliness and diligence—and the desire for order and symmetry, and is generally considered to be a desirable quality. In psychology, an excessive desire for orderliness can be associated with obsessive–compulsive disorder and the term anal retentive, —from Freudian psychoanalysis—is used conversationally to describe a person with such attention to orderliness and detail that it becomes close to a mental disorder.

Definition of neatness in the English dictionary

The first definition of neatness in the dictionary is a tendency to keep things tidy. Other definition of neatness is a tidy quality. Neatness is also simple but clever quality.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEATNESS


acuteness
əˈkjuːtnɪs
alertness
əˈlɜːtnɪs
astuteness
əˈstjuːtnɪs
brightness
ˈbraɪtnɪs
completeness
kəmˈpliːtnɪs
curtness
ˈkɜːtnɪs
discreteness
dɪsˈkriːtnɪs
effeteness
ɪˈfiːtnɪs
expertness
ˈɛkspɜːtnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
hotness
ˈhɒtnɪs
incompleteness
ˌɪnkəmˈpliːtnɪs
irresoluteness
ɪˈrɛzəluːtnɪs
pertness
ˈpɜːtnɪs
resoluteness
ˈrɛzəluːtnɪs
shortness
ˈʃɔːtnɪs
smartness
ˈsmɑːtnɪs
tartness
ˈtɑːtnɪs
tautness
ˈtɔːtnɪs
witness
ˈwɪtnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEATNESS

near-sightedness
nearby
Nearctic
nearest and dearest
nearly
nearly-new
nearly-new shop
nearness
nearshore
nearside
nearthroses
nearthrosis
neat
neat´s-foot oil
neaten
neath
Neath Port Talbot
neatherd
neatly
neatnik

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEATNESS

adeptness
aptness
aquafitness
bluntness
business
compactness
correctness
expert witness
eyewitness
flatness
lightness
physical fitness
pleasantness
political correctness
promptness
robustness
softness
sweetness
tightness
vastness
wetness

Synonyms and antonyms of neatness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEATNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «neatness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of neatness

Translation of «neatness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEATNESS

Find out the translation of neatness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of neatness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «neatness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

整洁
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pulcritud
570 millions of speakers

English

neatness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वच्छता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نظافة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

опрятность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

asseio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিচ্ছন্নতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

propreté
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

kekemasan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ordentlichkeit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

整然
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

깔끔함
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Neatness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự lanh tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தெளிவாகவும் சரியாகவும்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुबोधता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zariflik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pulizia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schludność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

охайність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

curățenie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νοικοκυροσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

netheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

prydlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

neatness
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of neatness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEATNESS»

The term «neatness» is regularly used and occupies the 87.608 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEATNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «neatness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «neatness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about neatness

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4 QUOTES WITH «NEATNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word neatness.
1
Francois Fenelon
Exactness and neatness in moderation is a virtue, but carried to extremes narrows the mind.
2
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Neatness begets order; but from order to taste there is the same difference as from taste to genius, or from love to friendship.
3
Kevin McCloud
I'm terribly fastidious. I like symmetry and neatness, but my house is as chaotic as any other family's.
4
Babe Paley
Neatness - which is grooming, after all - is definitely the most important requirement.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEATNESS»

Discover the use of neatness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to neatness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Neatness Counts: Essays on the Writer's Desk
A meditation on the nature of order examines the desks of authors, poets, and playwrights in order to gain insight into the creative process through the nature of the workspace, revealing how the work habits of writers correspond to their ...
Kevin Kopelson, 2004
2
Eighteen Maxims of Neatness and Order. To which is prefixed ...
Theresa TIDY (pseud. [i.e. Mrs. Elizabeth Susannah Graham.]) human frame or the dwelling in which it resides; and what more appalling to the faculties, than to open a drawer filled with things new and old, gloves dirty and clean, paired, and  ...
Theresa TIDY (pseud. [i.e. Mrs. Elizabeth Susannah Graham.]), 1817
3
Eighteen Maxims of Neatness and Order...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Elizabeth Susanna Davenport Graham, 2011
4
Eyes and Ears
A woman must be superhuman, indeed angelic, who could please without neatness. Probably the conviction of this truth accounts for the universal grace of neatness among women. There are occasional rumors of a contrary state of things.
Henry Ward Beecher, 1862
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The Indiana School Journal
This school-house keeping, as before intimated, will give prominence to neatness and comfort. These conditions are correlates. They are cause and effect ; the former, in a degree, producing the latter. The highest comfort is not attainable ...
‎1871
6
How to Do Your Essays, Exams and Coursework in Geography and ...
How much do things like layout, neatness and English Chapter summary Things like layout, neatness, spelling and grammar, all of which fall under the general heading of presentation, matter a great deal. They matter directly because you ...
Peter Knight, Tony Parsons, A. J. Parsons, 2003
7
From the Modernist Annex: American Women Writers in Museums ...
it was the love of doing hard things that rebuffed and wore them out—a public out of sympathy with neatness. Neatness of finish! Neatness of finish! Relentless accuracy is the nature of this octopus with its capacity for fact. While this famous ...
Karin Roffman, 2010
8
The Saturday Magazine
THE SATURDAY MAGAZINE. ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE BIBLE FROM THE MONUMENTS OF ANTIQUITY. No. 1838.] 195 PRINCIPLES OF CLEANLINESS IN NATURE. Neatness or cleanliness of creation is one of the most striking provisions ...
‎1839
9
The Gardener's Magazine, and Register of Rural and Domestic ...
Order and Neatness. It has always struck us that English gardens were very deficient in that orderly arrangement, neatness in detail, and high keeping of the more select parts, of which they are susceptible. These are beauties which add to  ...
John Claudius Loudon, 1828
10
The Everything Guide To Writing Research Papers Book: Ace ...
The content of your paper reigns supreme, but neatness always makes a better impression. In some ways, handing in a research paper is no different from going to a job interview. The outcome should be dependent on what you say, but that ...
Cathy Spalding, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEATNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term neatness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Weaving a Way Out of Poverty
He has over time developed a reputation for creativity and neatness as he dexterously tugs, twirls and straightens the strands of palm with rapid ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
2
14 Products You Should Always Pay A Premium For
Ridiculously smooth and comfortable. My handwriting speed and neatness improved dramatically. Never going back to the $3 for a pack of 10 ... «Lifehacker Australia, Jul 15»
3
Handsome Ted disses the dog park
Opposed to neatness, Ted begins every day by tipping over his two toy bins and scattering the contents. Opposed to loud sounds, he barks ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
4
Photos show Donald Trump in military uniform, with athletic teams …
He was on the cadet council for two years, the honor roll for four years and won the Neatness and Order Medal in 1960 and 1961. Trump (l.) ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
5
Donald Trump pictured in uniform as a cadet captain
For two years in a row he also won the Neatness and Order medal. He played softball, was on the bowling team and was won varsity letters for ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
6
GMSA employees pack meals for Mandela Day
Teams were measured on quality, speed, neatness, safety and efficiency when they packed the boxes that contains non-perishable nutritional ... «Bizcommunity.com, Jul 15»
7
Editorial: Albany County 'democracy'
So give the legislature points for neatness. But, like the husband who comes home without lipstick on his collar but still smelling of perfume, this ... «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
8
A stitch in time earned this group of women Rs 1.26 lakh
Every piece was stitched with assurance of neatness and perfection, so that we fetch more orders in future." The group, more confident, is all set ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
9
Nashik's citizens recollect old world charm of the river and its ghats
They have to make provisions to maintain the neatness of the place," he said. The new ghats have gained popularity amongst youngsters as ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
10
When should children start school? Answer differs around the world
... and stand accused of prizing "bureaucratic neatness" above the individual needs of children. While the government issued new guidance on ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

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