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Definition of Neatness

1. Noun. The state of being neat and smart and trim.

Definition of Neatness

1. n. The state or quality of being neat.

Definition of Neatness

1. Noun. The state of being neat. ¹

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Definition of Neatness

1. the state of being neat [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Neatness

Literary usage of Neatness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Christian Missions and Social Progress: A Sociological Study of Foreign Missions by James Shepard Dennis (1899)
"1 Another aspect of this subject is the influence of Christianity in cultivating the physical virtues of cleanliness and neatness. ..."

2. The Moral Philosophy of Courtship and Marriage: Designed as a Companion to by William Andrus Alcott (1857)
"neatness OF PERSON AND DRESS. IT may excite the smiles of some to find personal ... But let it be remembered that by neatness I do not mean fastidiousness, ..."

3. The Teaching of Mathematics in the Elementary and the Secondary School by Jacob William Albert Young (1906)
"neatness and orderly arrangement of work. In American schools especially, too much' stress cannot be laid on this point. Our children are far behind French ..."

4. Bibliotheca Sacra and Theological Review (1860)
"Changes in the Text, as affecting its neatness. ... Often the neatness of a hymn may be promoted by even a literal change in its phraseology. ..."

5. Habit and Its Importance in Education: An Essay in Pedagogical Psychology by Paul Radestock (1886)
"Cleanliness creates a fancy for order and regularity in general, which education must develop by forming habits of punctuality and neatness. ..."

6. Christian Nurture by Horace Bushnell (1916)
"As regards the matter of personal neatness, I will only suggest the very close ... In this view, bodily neatness, or the cleanly keeping of the person, ..."

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