tidy

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   marked by order and cleanliness in appearance or habits

   a tidy person

2. 2
   adj

   Arranged neatly and in order.

   She always kept her desk immaculately tidy; nothing was ever out of place.

3. 3
   adj

   Not messy; neat and controlled.

   Keep Britain tidy by picking up litter.

4. 4
   adj

   Generous, considerable.

   The scheme made a tidy profit.

5. 5
   adj

   In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.

   if weather be fair and tidy

6. 6
   noun

   A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion.

   desk tidy; sink tidy; cable tidy

7. 7
   noun

   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.

8. 8
   noun

   The wren.

   The Tydie for her notes as delicate as they

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”).