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tidy^¹

/ˈtaɪ.di/

Rhymes with -aɪdi

Where it comes from

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”).

adjective tidier · tidiest

Arranged neatly and in order. She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.
Similar: neat
Not messy; neat and controlled. Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter.
colloquial Satisfactory; comfortable.
colloquial Generous, considerable. The scheme made a tidy profit.
obsolete In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable. if weather be fair and tidy
Similar: opportune
obsolete Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
Similar: apt
of data in a dataset Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.

Similar: orderly, presentable, spick and span, clean, seasonable, fit · Opposite: messy, untidy, slipshod

verb tidies · tidying · tidied

To make tidy; to neaten.

noun tidies

in compounds, with a modifier A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion. desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy
A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
dated A child's pinafore. A much coarser cotton, according to the fancy of the worker, may be used for the trimmings of night dresses, petticoats, D'Oyleys, tidies, etc.
The wren. The Tydie for her notes as delicate as they

interjection

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

Tidy^²

proper noun

A surname.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: orderly, well-kept, shipshape, kempt, neat, clean-cut, groomed, considerable, goodish, respectable, goodly, sizable, hefty, neaten, trig, straight

adjective

Similar: orderly, presentable, spick and span, clean, seasonable, fit · Opposite: messy, untidy, slipshod

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adj arranged neatly

Español	pulcro, prolijo, aseado, adecentado, arreglado
한국어	단정한 danjeonghan
日本語	きちんとした kichinto shita, こざっぱりした kozappari shita
中文	整齊 /整齐 zhěngqí, 整潔 /整洁 zhěngjié
Português	limpo, ordenado, arrumado, asseado, limpado
Français	ordonné, net
Deutsch	sauber, ordentlich, gepflegt, nett, adrett
Italiano	ordinato, pulito
Ελληνικά	τακτοποιημένος taktopoiiménos, νοικοκυρεμένος noikokyreménos, περιποιημένος peripoiiménos, φροντισμένος frontisménos
Русский	аккура́тный akkurátnyj, опря́тный oprjátnyj, чи́стый čístyj
العربية	مُنَظَّم munaẓẓam, نَظِيف naẓīf, اَنِيق anīq

adj generous, considerable

Deutsch	ordentlich

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@misc{tidy_2026,
  title = {tidy},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tidy},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}