Definition:
				
				
				- (n. sing. & pl.) Cattle of the genus Bos, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus Bos; as, a neat's tongue; a neat's foot.
- (n.) Of or pertaining to the genus Bos, or to cattle of that genus; as, neat cattle.
- (a.) Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.
- (a.) Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.
- (a.) Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as, neat brandy.
- (a.) Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.
- (a.) With all deductions or allowances made; net. [In this sense usually written net. See Net, a., 3.]
Compare neat with other words:
			
			
			neap vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. newt
			
			
			
			
			
			nat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neal vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. teat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. pure
			
			
			
			
			
			coat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			jeat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			independent vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			leat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			geat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. seat
			
			
			
			
			
			heat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. peat
			
			
			
			
			
			near vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			eat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			beat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. next
			
			
			
			
			
			meat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			cool vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			natty vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			antiseptic vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. overneat
			
			
			
			
			
			feal vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			fetis vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			fusome vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. ruly
			
			
			
			
			
			elegant vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. smart
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. orderly
			
			
			
			
			
			accurate vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. spruce
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. organize
			
			
			
			
			
			cluttered vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. optional
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. organized
			
			
			
			
			
			impeccably vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			jimp vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. neatness
			
			
			
			
			
			deftly vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			cleanly vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. own
			
			
			
			
			
			fussy vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			kempt vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. neatly
			
			
			
			
			
			groovy vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. tosh
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. trim
			
			
			
			
			
			dainty vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. poignant
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. sloppy
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. untidy
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. shipshape
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. tasteful
			
			
			
			
			
			allowance vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			deduction vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. unadulterated
			
			
			
			
			
			contaminant vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			dirt vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. neatherd
			
			
			
			
			
			drover vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			cow vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			bull vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. tidy
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. terse
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. nest
			
			
			
			
			
			gent vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			deft vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			fair vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. net
			
			
			
			
			
			cruel vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			neat vs. straight
			
			
			
			
			
			make vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			feat vs. neat
			
			
			
			
			
			clean vs. neat