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/niːt/ · neat
adjective
  1. Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities. My room is neat because I tidied it this morning.
  2. Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. I like my whisky neat.
noun
  1. An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. He's a neat, so he always codes with precision.
adjective
  1. Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent. The Arbuzov reaction is performed by adding the bromide to the phosphite, neat.
Did you know? The phrase 'neat' is often used in chemistry to describe reactions performed without a solvent, showcasing the word's versatility in different fields.
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Jul 17, 2026