Definitions for tidy
ˈtaɪ ditidy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tidyadjective

   receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials)

2. tidyadjective

   marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

   "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"

3. kempt, tidyadjective

   (of hair) neat and tidy

   "a nicely kempt beard"

4. goodly, goodish, healthy, hefty, respectable, sizable, sizeable, tidyverb

   large in amount or extent or degree

   "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune"

5. tidy, tidy up, clean up, neaten, straighten, straighten out, square awayverb

   put (things or places) in order

   "Tidy up your room!"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tidyverb

   To make tidy; to neaten.

2. tidyadjective

   Arranged neatly and in order.

   Keep Britain tidy.

3. tidyadjective

   Not messy; neat and controlled.

4. tidyadjective

   Generous, considerable.

   The scheme made a tidy profit.

5. tidyinterjection

   Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TIDYadjective

   Etymology: tidt, Islandick.

   1. Seasonable.

   If weather be faire and tidie, thy grain
   Make speedilie carriage, for feare of a raine. Thomas Tusser.

   2. Neat; ready.

   Whenever by yon barley-mow I pass,
   Before my eyes will trip the tidy lass. John Gay, Past.

   3. It seems to be here put by mistake for untidy.

   Thou whorson tidy Bartholomew boar pig, when wilt thou leave fighting. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

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1. tidy

   Tidy refers to the state of being orderly, organized, neat, and well-arranged. It can apply to both physical objects like rooms or digital content such as data. It is basically maintaining everything in a proper structure or layout that is free from mess or clutter, thus making it easy to use or navigate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tidynoun

   the wren; -- called also tiddy

2. Tidy

   being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather

3. Tidy

   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

4. Tidynoun

   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

5. Tidynoun

   a child's pinafore

6. Tidyverb

   to put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress

7. Tidyverb

   to make things tidy

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tidy

   Tidy is an album by Kinnie Starr, released in 1996 on Violet Inch Records.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tidy

   tī′di, adj. neat: in good order: fairly large: (coll.) comfortable.—n. a cover for chairs, &c.: a child's pinafore.—v.t. to make neat: to put in good order:—pa.t. and pa.p. tī′died.—adv. Tī′dily, in a tidy manner.—n. Ti′diness, state or quality of being tidy: neatness.—Tid′ivate (coll.) (see Titivate). [M. E. tidy, seasonable—tid, tide, time: Ger. zeitig.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tidy

   A natural quality within an animal and human being of being tidy.

   We are tidy and considerate of other people so our workplace is so clean and tidy.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on May 16, 2020  

2. ---

   tidy

   To create and ensure a feeling and environment of structure and order.

   They were so tidy and worked together so efficiently as a team.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 27, 2020  

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1. • Order

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'tidy' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4473

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to say tidy in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tidy in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tidy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tidy in a Sentence

1. Dag Hammarskjld:

   You cannot play with the animal in you without becoming wholly animal, play with falsehood without forfeiting your right to truth, play with cruelty without losing your sensitivity of mind. He who wants to keep his garden tidy doesn't reserve a patch for

2. Kathleen Vohs:

   People find rule-following to be comforting because they know exactly what to do, and not a lot of decisions have to be made, if people are perhaps stressed out or somewhat exhausted from their normal everyday lives, looking at a hyper-tidy environment, a hyper-organized environment could give that sense of calm or release because it sort of suggests that all you have to do is follow the rules, and everything will be okay.

3. Barack Obama:

   My goal between now and the time I leave is to make sure that when I turn over the keys to my office, that the desk is clean, and if the world is not completely tidy, that at least it's significantly better off than the way I found it.

4. Hugh Young:

   It would have been a bloody big job to move. And until the UK government started attacking the likes of HSBC, they (HSBC) didn't have any desire to move, the tax concessions are a good thing. What Gulliver needs to do now is tidy up the bank.

5. Adrian Toole:

   We are looking into taking legal action against EA - not of course to exhume and re-organize the burial, that's done - but to make sure we secure a leading role in planning for a future memorial, eA are clearly on a corporate strategy to 'tidy up' the remaining issues so as to get the whole episode out of the public eye.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tidy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tidy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tidy
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tidy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tidy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tidy
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tidy