tidiness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree English tidy Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English tidiness From tidy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) The quality of being tidy.
The amount of external pipework is also unusual in a British locomotive, though apparent in the most recent L.M.S.R. designs, such as the Class "4" 2-6-0s; but while lacking the tidiness of the old school of British locomotive engineering, this has obvious application for maintenance purposes in present circumstances.
1951 April, Stirling Everard, “A Matter of Pedigree”, in Railway Magazine, number 600, page 274:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tidinesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Translations (27)
ga slacht (the quality of being tidy) · ba тәртип (the quality of being tidy) · ka სიკოხტავე (the quality of being tidy) · nl zindelijkheid (the quality of being tidy) · lv tīrīgums (the quality of being tidy) · ar هِنْدَام (the quality of being tidy) · la munditia (the quality of being tidy) · oc netetat (the quality of being tidy) · bg спретнатост (the quality of being tidy) · es pulcritud (the quality of being tidy) · de Ordnung (the quality of being tidy) · ru аккура́тность (the quality of being tidy) · lv kārtība (the quality of being tidy) · fi siivo (the quality of being tidy) · es aseo (the quality of being tidy) · ru опря́тность (the quality of being tidy) · ga ordúlacht (the quality of being tidy) · nl netheid (the quality of being tidy) · bn পারিপাট্য (the quality of being tidy) · sk úhľadnosť (the quality of being tidy) · izh siivo (the quality of being tidy) · sk upravenosť (the quality of being tidy) · es prolijidad (the quality of being tidy) · pt asseio (the quality of being tidy) · lv spodrība (the quality of being tidy) · it compostezza (the quality of being tidy) · sv ordning (the quality of being tidy)