tidy
English
/ˈtaɪdi/
adj
Definitions
- Arranged neatly and in order.
- Not messy; neat and controlled.
- (colloquial) Satisfactory; comfortable.
- (colloquial) Generous, considerable.
- (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
- (obsolete) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
- Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tidy suffix from English tide (time, period, period around a festival, season, period around a holiday, hour, occasion, period surrounding a festival).
Origin
English
tide
Gloss
time, period, period around a festival, season, period around a holiday, hour, occasion, period surrounding a festival
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
季, 候
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Allhallowtide English
- Lententide English
- Maytide English
- betide English
- countertide English
- evetide English
- hightide English
- macrotide English
- mealtide English
- mistide English
- morningtide English
- morrowtide English
- neap tide English
- nighttide English
- noontide English
- oftentide English
- opetide English
- red tide English
- riptide English
- springtide English
- storm tide English
- summertide English
- supertide English
- tidal English
- tide English
- tided English
- tidefall English
- tideland English
- tideless English
- tidelike English
- tideline English
- tidely English
- tidemark English
- tideover English
- tidepool English
- tidesman English
- tidewater English
- tideway English
- tideworn English
- tidewrack English
- tidier English
- tidily English
- tidiness English
- tidology English
- tidytips English
- tips English
- untidily English
- untidiness English
- untidy English
- wintertide English
- yeartide English
- yestertide English
- Zeit German
- vorzeitig German
- zeitig German
- tijd Dutch, Flemish
- tijdig Dutch, Flemish
- tidig Swedish
- tide Middle English
- tidili Middle English
- tidy Middle English
- tíðligr Old Norse
- zītec Middle High German
- Zäit Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- zeideg Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- tide
- tips
- tided
- tidal
- untidy
- tidely
- tidier
- tidily
- betide
- Maytide
- tideway
- mistide
- opetide
- evetide
- riptide
- yeartide
- tidemark
- tideland
- tidelike
- tideover
- tidiness
- tidesman
- untidily
- red tide
- mealtide
- tidefall
- tidytips
- tideless
- tidepool
- noontide
- tideline
- tidology
- tideworn
- hightide
- macrotide
- tidewater
- nighttide
- oftentide
- supertide
- neap tide
- tidewrack
- summertide
- storm tide
- wintertide
- Lententide
- springtide
- untidiness
- morrowtide
- yestertide
- morningtide
- countertide
- Allhallowtide