tidy

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English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪdi

Adjective

tidy (comparative tidier, superlative tidiest)

1. Arranged neatly and in order.

   Keep Britain tidy.

2. Not messy; neat and controlled.
3. (informal) Generous, considerable.

   The scheme made a tidy profit.

Synonyms

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• neat
• orderly
• presentable
• spick and span

Antonyms

• messy
• untidy

Translations

arranged neatly

Chinese: 整齊, 整齐 (zhěngqí) Czech: uklizený (cs) Dutch: net (nl), proper (nl), rein (nl) Italian: ordinato (it) m. Kurdish: پاک و ته‌میز

Portuguese: limpo, ordenado Russian: аккуратный (ru), опрятный (ru), чистый (ru) Scots: dink Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach (gd) Spanish: ordenado (es)

Derived terms

• hair-tidy

Related terms

• tidily
• tidiness

Verb

tidy (third-person singular simple present tidies, present participle tidying, simple past and past participle tidied)

1. To make tidy; to neaten.

Translations

to make tidy

Hungarian: takarít (hu) Persian: مرتب کردن (fa)

Russian: убирать (ru), приводить в порядок (ru), (informal) наводить чистоту (ru)

Interjection

tidy

1. (Welsh) 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."