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# tidiness

noun (tidiness — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

1. Tidiness is being neat and in order, with things put in their right places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#m1)
2. Tidiness is also the habit of keeping things neat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#m2)

### In the lessons

At home and school tidiness means a clean desk, toys put away, and a neat bedroom. In stories it can show a careful, organised character. Teachers sometimes give marks for the tidiness of work. Phrases: tidiness of work, a love of tidiness.

### Examples

- Mum praised me for the tidiness of my room. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#x1)
- The teacher gives a star for tidiness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#x2)
- Tidiness helps you find things quickly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#x3)
- His tidiness surprised his friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#x4)
- Good tidiness in the kitchen keeps it safe. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#x5)
- The tidiness of her handwriting made it easy to read. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/tidiness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. Adjective: tidy (tidier, tidiest); verb: tidy up. The «y» changes to «i»: tidy → tidiness. Opposite: untidiness, messiness.

## On Mova

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