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What (who) is tidy - definition
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
TIDY; Tidy (disambiguation)
tidy
¦ adjective (tidier, tidiest)
1. arranged neatly and in order.
inclined to keep things or one's appearance neat and in order.
neat and controlled.
2. informal (of an amount, especially of money) considerable.
¦ noun (plural tidies)
1. (also tidy-up) Brit. an act or spell of tidying.
2. a receptacle for holding small objects.
3. chiefly US a detachable ornamental cover for a chair back.
¦ verb (tidies, tidying, tidied) (often tidy up) make something tidy.
?(tidy something away) put something away for the sake of tidiness.
Derivatives
tidily adverb
tidiness noun
Origin
tidy
(tidier, tidiest, tidies, tidying, tidied)
1.
Something that is tidy is neat and is arranged in an organized way.
Having a tidy desk can seem impossible if you have a busy, demanding job...
? untidy
ADJ
• tidily
...books and magazines stacked tidily on shelves.
ADV: ADV after v, ADV -ed
• tidiness
Employees are expected to maintain a high standard of tidiness in their dress and appearance.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
Someone who is tidy likes everything to be neat and arranged in an organized way.
She's obsessively tidy, always hoovering and polishing.
? untidy
ADJ
• tidiness
I'm very impressed by your tidiness and order.
N-UNCOUNT
3.
When you tidy a place such as a room or cupboard, you make it neat by putting things in their proper places.
She made her bed, and tidied her room.
VERB: V n
4.
A tidy amount of money is a large amount. (INFORMAL)
The opportunities are there to make a tidy profit.
= sizeable
ADJ: ADJ n
Tidy
·noun A child's pinafore.
II. Tidy ·vi To make things tidy.
III. Tidy ·noun The wren;
- called also tiddy.
IV. Tidy ·superl Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather.
V. Tidy ·vt To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress.
VI. Tidy ·noun A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like.
VII. Tidy ·superl Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the apartments are well furnished and tidy.
Wikipedia
Tidy
Tidy may refer to:
- HTML Tidy, a computer program for fixing HTML errors
- PerlTidy, a computer program for nicely reformatting Perl source code
- Tidy (album), a 1996 album by Kinnie Starr
- Tidy (surname)
- TIDY, software for managing property services
- Tidying, an aspect of housekeeping
Examples of use of tidy
1. There‘s a point at which tidy desk equals tidy mind – and there‘s nothing in it." She sniffs, almost a grunt.
2. There‘s nothing very mathematically tidy about it.
3. After neighbors complained, embassy staff went to tidy up.
4. They want desperately to leave them cleaned out and tidy.
5. Notwithstanding the head, it‘s a tidy if dull effort.