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Definitions for Tidying

[1] neat, orderly, or trim, as in appearance or dress: a tidy room; a tidy person.
[2] clearly organized and systematic: a tidy mind; a tidy way of working.
[3] tolerably good; acceptable: They worked out a tidy arrangement agreeable to all.
[4] fairly large; considerable: a tidy sum.
[5] to make tidy or neat (often followed by up ).
[6] any of various articles for keeping things tidy, as a box having small drawers and compartments.
[7] an antimacassar.
[8] characterized by or indicating neatness and order
[9] informal considerable a tidy sum of money
[10] (when intr, usually foll by up ) to put (things) in order; neaten
[11] a small container in which odds and ends are kept sink tidy a container with holes in the bottom, kept in the sink to retain rubbish that might clog the plug hole
[12] mainly US and Canadian an ornamental protective covering for the back or arms of a chair

Words related to Tidying

tidyorderly, snug, sleek, well-kept, sizable, respectable, handsome, spruce, trim, ordered, uncluttered, large, good, fair, police, frame, groom, straighten, tauten, clean

Words nearby Tidying

tidytides, tidewaiter, tidewater, tideway, tidings, tidy, tidytips, tie, tie bar, tie beam, tie clasp

Origin of Tidying

1200–50; Middle English tidi, tidy seasonable, hence good; cognate with Dutch tijdig. See tide1, -y1

Other words from Tidying

ti·di·ly , adverb
ti·di·ness , noun

Word origin for Tidying

C13 (in the sense: timely, seasonable, excellent): from tide 1 + -y 1 ; related to Dutch tijdig timely

Synonyms for Tidying

orderly, sleek, snug, well-kept, ordered, spruce, trim, uncluttered, apple-pie order, businesslike, chipper, cleanly, in good shape, methodical, neat as a pin, shipshape, spick-and-span, systematic, to rights, well-groomed, well-ordered