different between tidy vs well-kept
tidy
English
Etymology
From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), equivalent to tide (“time”) +? -y. Cognate with Dutch tijdig (“timely”), Middle Low German t?dich (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ta?di/
- Rhymes: -a?di
Adjective
tidy (comparative tidier, superlative tidiest)
- Arranged neatly and in order.
- Not messy; neat and controlled.
- (colloquial) Satisfactory; comfortable.
- (colloquial) Generous, considerable.
- (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
- 1573, Thomas Tusser, Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry
- if weather be fair and tidy
- 1573, Thomas Tusser, Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry
- (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
- Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
Synonyms
- (arranged neatly): neat, orderly, presentable, spick and span; see also Thesaurus:orderly or Thesaurus:clean
- (at the right time): opportune, seasonable; see also Thesaurus:timely
- (appropriate or suitable): apt, fit; see also Thesaurus:suitable
Antonyms
- (not messy): messy, untidy
Derived terms
- hair-tidy
Related terms
- tidily
- tidiness
Translations
Verb
tidy (third-person singular simple present tidies, present participle tidying, simple past and past participle tidied)
- To make tidy; to neaten.
Translations
Noun
tidy (plural tidies)
- A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
- 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.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Wright to this entry?)
- The wren.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Drayton to this entry?)
Translations
Interjection
tidy
- (Wales) Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.
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well-kept
English
Alternative forms
- well kept
Adjective
well-kept (comparative better-kept or more well-kept, superlative best-kept or most well-kept)
- neat, tidy, kept in good condition.
- (of a secret) not told to anyone.
Translations
well-kept From the web:
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- what does well kept mean
- what is well-kept
- what does well-kept
- what is well-kept in spanish
- what is a well kept woman
- what is a well kept man
- what is a well-kept secret mean
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