neatness

English

Etymology

From neat +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

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Noun

neatness (countable and uncountable, plural neatnesses)

1. The state of being neat.
   • 1946 May and June, J. Alan Rannie, “The Midland of 35 Years Ago”, in Railway Magazine, page 137:

     Both engines and carriages were maintained in admirable cleanliness, and a very high standard of neatness characterised the permanent way and lineside buildings.

Translations

the state of being neat

Armenian: Old Armenian: գեղեցկութիւն (gełecʻkutʻiwn) Bashkir: тәртип (tərtip) French: netteté (fr) f Georgian: აკურატულობა (aḳuraṭuloba) Hungarian: ápoltság (hu), csín (hu) Irish: ordúlacht f, slacht m Italian: pulizia (it) f Latin: nitor (la) m, munditia f Latvian: glītums m Lithuanian: tvarkingùmas m Manx: lhomid m Occitan: netetat (oc) f Portuguese: asseio (pt) m Scottish Gaelic: sgiobaltachd f Spanish: pulcritud (es) f