🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

깔끔한

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kkal-kkeum-han

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Tidy/ˈtaɪ.di/
adjectiveverbCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #2450 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그녀의 방은 항상 깔끔합니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Arranged neatly and in order; neat.

    "She keeps her desk exceptionally tidy and organized."
As verb
  1. 1

    To make things neat and well-arranged.

    "Please tidy your room before the guests arrive."

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Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Middle English word 'tidy', meaning timely or opportune, originating from the root 'tide' (time or season). Over centuries, the meaning shifted from 'well-timed' to 'well-kept' and 'orderly', paralleling the German 'tichtig' and Old Norse 'tíðr'.

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