tidy adj

1 marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" [ant: untidy]

2 (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: kempt, trim]

3 large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: goodly, goodish, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable] n : receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) v : put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!" [syn: tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square away] [also: tidied, tidiest, tidier]

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -aɪdi

Adjective

1. Arranged neatly and in order.

   Keep Britain tidy.

2. Not messy; neat and controlled.

Synonyms

• neat
• orderly
• presentable
• spick and span

Antonyms

• messy
• untidy

Translations

Derived terms

• hair-tidy

Related terms

• tidily
• tidiness

Verb

1. To make tidy.

Interjection

1. Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.

Usage notes

Often used by people from South Wales to end a sentence or as a reply to a question meaning "Great" or "Fine", for example "I'm going to the shops for ten fags" may get the reply "Tidy."

Tidy may refer to:

• Neatness and tidyness
• Tidy (surname)
• HTML Tidy, a computer program for fixing HTML errors
• Tidy Trax, a record label

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