tidy
/ˈtaɪ.di/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Not messy; neat and controlled.
adj
In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
Obsolete
adj
Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
adj
Normalized in a certain way that optimizes for data analysis.
Example Sentences
Etymology
From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).