neatness

«neatness» in Mova's school dictionary: being tidy, clean and well arranged — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (neatness)

meaning for a pupil

Neatness is being tidy, clean and well arranged. tree →

sense 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 →
• Neatness counts in your science book. tree →
• I admired the neatness of her drawing. tree →
• His room is famous for its neatness. tree →
• Take care with the neatness of your answers. tree →
• Neatness helps others read your work. tree →
• If there is any mistake in the order of neatness in the various birds' nests, I must have learnt my lesson badly. tree →

note

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

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «neatness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.