tidy
noun
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L329333 on Wikidata ↗verb
- to make orderly, arrange neatly
adjective
- well organized
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈtaɪ.di/
adj
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”).
- Arranged neatly and in order.
“She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.”
- Not messy; neat and controlled.
“Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter.”
- Satisfactory; comfortable.
- Generous, considerable.
“The scheme made a tidy profit.”
“Two hundred thousand people! Miss Glory, that's a tidy lot. Not bad.”
- In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
“if weather be fair and tidy”
- 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
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”).
- Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.
name
- A surname.
noun
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”).
- A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.
“desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy”
“It was in the days when[…]every scrap of cotton or linen found its way into the ‘tidy’.”
- 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.
“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”
verb
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”).
- To make tidy; to neaten.