neatness

/ˈniɾnɪs/

/ˈniɾnɪs/

Other forms: neatnesses

Neatness is a habit or quality of being tidy. Your neatness will come in handy when you apply for a job sweeping the floor in a barber shop.

Your neatness shows in your well-organized desk, your spic-and-span bedroom, and even your well-groomed hairdo and tidy outfit. When you work as a pharmacist or a chemist or an Army sergeant, neatness is important for doing your job well. Neatness comes from neat and its Middle French root net, "clear or pure." The Latin source is nitidus, "gleaming."

Definitions of neatness

1. noun

   the state of being neat and smart and trim
   synonyms: spruceness

   types:

   trim, trimness

   a state of arrangement or appearance

   type of:

   tidiness

   the habit of being tidy
2. noun

   the trait of being neat and orderly
   synonyms: tidiness

   type of:

   cleanliness

   diligence in keeping clean