Definition of TIDY

tidy

Plural: tidies

Noun

  • receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)
  • A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.
  • A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
  • A child's pinafore.
  • The wren.

Verb

Verb Forms: tidied, tidying, tidies

  • To make something neat and orderly; to put into good order.
  • put (things or places) in order
    • "Tidy up your room!"
  • To make tidy; to neaten.

Adjective

  • Neat, orderly, and well-arranged.
  • marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits
    • "a tidy person"
    • "a tidy house"
    • "a tidy mind"

Adjective Satellite

  • (of hair) neat and tidy
  • large in amount or extent or degree
    • "a tidy sum of money"

Adj

  • Arranged neatly and in order.
  • Not messy; neat and controlled.
  • Satisfactory; comfortable.
  • Generous, considerable.
  • In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
  • Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
  • Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
  • Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.

Intj

  • Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.

Examples

  • Before playing, she always takes a moment to TIDY her tile rack, hoping for inspiration.
  • desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy
  • His Words With Friends board was always remarkably TIDY, a testament to his organized mind.
  • Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter.
  • She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.
  • The scheme made a tidy profit.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).

Synonyms

clean up, goodish, goodly, healthy, hefty, kempt, neaten, respectable, sizable, sizeable, square away, straighten, straighten out, tidy up, apt, clean, fit, neat, opportune, orderly, presentable, seasonable, spick and span, suitable, timely

Antonyms

untidy, messy

Scrabble Score: 8

tidy: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
tidy: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
tidy: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

tidy: valid Words With Friends Word