NEAT - Meaning and Pronunciation

How to pronounce neat?

This video provides examples of American English pronunciations of neat by male and female speakers.
In addition, it explains the meaning of neat through a dictionary definition and several visual examples.

IPA Transcription of neat is /nˈit/.

Definition of neat according to Wiktionary:
neat can be an adjective or a noun

As an adjective neat can mean:
1. Clean, tidy; free from dirt or impurities.
2. Free from contaminants; unadulterated, undiluted. Particularly of liquor and cocktails; see usage below.
3. Conditions with a liquid reagent or gas performed with no standard solvent or cosolvent.
4. With all deductions or allowances made; net.
5. Having a simple elegance or style; clean, trim, tidy, tasteful.
6. Well-executed or delivered; clever, skillful, precise.
7. Facile; missing complexity or details in the favor of convenience or simplicity.
8. Good, excellent, desirable.

As a noun neat can mean:
1. An artificial intelligence researcher who believes that solutions should be elegant, clear and provably correct. Compare scruffy.
2. A bull or cow.
3. Cattle collectively.

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Bert in the sand makes things neat. Ernie makes a mess!