| Main Entry: | tidiness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neatness |
Synonyms: |
cleanliness, orderliness, spruceness, uniformity |
Antonyms: |
messiness, uncleanliness, untidiness |
| Main Entry: | order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | arrangement, organization |
Synonyms: |
adjustment, aligning, array, assortment, cast, categorization, classification, codification, composition, computation, disposal, disposition, distribution, establishment, form, grouping, harmony, layout, line, lineup, management, method, neatness, ordering, orderliness, pattern, placement, plan, procedure, procession, progression, propriety, regularity, regulation, rule, scale, scheme, sequence, series, setup, standardization, structure, succession, symmetry, system, tidiness, uniformity |
| Notes: | an order is being told to do something with no specific guidelines, a command is being told to do something in a specific way, and a directive is being told to do something and getting this information through channels |
Antonyms: |
confusion, disorder, disorganization, mess, muddle |
| Main Entry: | cleanliness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cleanness |
Synonyms: |
asepsis, disinfection, freshness, immaculateness, nattiness, neatness, purity, sanitation, spotlessness, spruceness, sterility, tidiness, trimness |
Antonyms: |
dirtiness, filth, griminess |
| Main Entry: | apple-pie order |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | perfect order |
Synonyms: |
excellent order, fine fettle, good shape, just so, neatness, orderly, perfect arrangement, precise order, shipshape, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | neatness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | neatness in persons |
Synonyms: |
cleanliness, cleanness, orderliness, tidiness |
| Main Entry: | spit and polish |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | attention to neatness |
Synonyms: |
cleanliness, cleanly habits, discipline, fastidiousness, meticulousness, neatness, orderliness, punctilio, regimentation, rigorousness, tidiness |
| Concept: | Order. |
| Category: | 1. ORDER |
Synonyms: |
-nouns
order, regularity, uniformity, symmetry, lucidus ordo; music of the spheres., gradation, progression; series (continuity)., subordination; course, even tenor, routine; method, disposition, arrangement, array, system, economy, discipline; orderliness., rank, place (term).
-verbs
be in order, become in order; form, fall in, draw up; arrrange itself, range itself, place itself; fall into one's place, take one's place, take one's rank; rally round., adjust, methodize, regulate, systematize.
-adjectives
orderly, regular; in order, in trim, in apple-pie order, in its proper place; neat, tidy, en regle, well regulated, correct, methodical, uniform, symmetrical, shipshape, businesslike, systematic; unconfused; arranged.
-adverbs
in order; methodically; in turn, in its turn; step by step; by regular steps, by gradations, by stages, by intervals; seriatim, systematically, by clockwork, gradatim; at stated periods (periodically).
-phrases
natura non facit saltum; "order is heaven's first law" [Pope]; "order from disorder sprung" [Paradise Lost]; ordo est parium dispariumque rerum sua loca
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Antonyms: |
disorder |
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