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n. - The trait of being tidy and orderly; The state of being smart and trim.

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  • It’s not that extreme, to be honest, although the neatness is somewhat scary.
  • 'How simple and manly!' she cried: 'none of that effeminacy of neatness, which is so detestable in a man!'
  • For the kind of neatness which makes a home homelike we must have room enough, but not too much room.
  • I need some kind of neatness and order in one little area of my life, then I can work my way outward from there.
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