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# neatness

noun (neatness)

«neatness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Neatness is being tidy, clean and well arranged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#m1)

### In the lessons

Used at school about handwriting, presentation and tidy desks; in reports: «Work on the neatness of your writing».

### Examples

- Our teacher gives a sticker for neatness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#x1)
- Neatness counts in your science book. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#x2)
- I admired the neatness of her drawing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#x3)
- His room is famous for its neatness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#x4)
- Take care with the neatness of your answers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#x5)
- Neatness helps others read your work. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#x6)
- If there is any mistake in the order of neatness in the various birds' nests, I must have learnt my lesson badly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/#x7)

### Note

Uncountable. From «neat» + «-ness». In maths, neatness matters: tidy columns help you avoid adding mistakes.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «neatness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/neatness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«neatness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/neatness.html) on Mova free.