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Tiny vs Tidy - What's the difference?

tiny | tidy |

As adjectives the difference between tiny and tidy

is that tiny is very small while tidy is in good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.

As nouns the difference between tiny and tidy

is that tiny is a small child; an infant while tidy is a tabletop container for pens and stationery.

As a verb tidy is

to make tidy; to neaten.

As an interjection tidy is

expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.

As a proper noun Tidy is

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tiny

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Very small.
  • *{{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Catherine Clabby
    • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Focus on Everything , passage=Not long ago, it was difficult to produce photographs of tiny' creatures with every part in focus. That’s because the lenses that are excellent at magnifying ' tiny subjects produce a narrow depth of field. A photo processing technique called focus stacking has changed that.}}

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Antonyms

    * huge, large, big

    Derived terms

    * tinyness

    Noun

    (tinies)
  • A small child; an infant.
  • *1924 , (Ford Madox Ford), Some Do Not…'', Penguin 2012 (''Parade's End ), p. 28:
  • *:‘You know I loved your husband like a brother, and you know I've loved you and Sylvia ever since she was a tiny .’
  • * 1982 , Young children in China (page 84)
    • The lessons we saw have been well suited to the age of the children as regards music, singing and moving (and stories about animals for the tinies and more abstract themes for the older children).
  • Anything very small.
  • * 1956 , Victoria Sackville-West, Even More For Your Garden (page 102)
    • Might I now add a plea for the smaller irises, the tinies ? They, also, should be divided up and replanted just now.

    Anagrams

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    tidy

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • (obsolete) In good time; at the right time; timely; seasonable; opportune; favourable; fit; suitable.
  • * Tusser
    • if weather be fair and tidy
  • (lb) Brave; smart; skillful; fine; good.
  • Appropriate or suitable as regards occasion, circumstances, arrangement, or order.
  • Arranged neatly and in order.
    • Keep Britain tidy .
  • Not messy; neat and controlled.
  • Satisfactory; comfortable.
  • (informal) Generous, considerable.
    • The scheme made a tidy profit.

    Synonyms

    * neat * orderly * presentable * spick and span

    Antonyms

    * messy * untidy

    Derived terms

    * hair-tidy

    Related terms

    * tidily * tidiness

    Verb

  • To make tidy; to neaten.

    • Noun

    (tidies)
  • A tabletop container for pens and stationery.
    • a desk tidy
  • A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc.
  • (dated) A child's pinafore.
    • (Wright)
  • The wren.
    • (Drayton)

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (Wales) Expression of positive agreement, usually in reply to a question.

    • Usage notes

    Often used by people from South Wales to end a sentence or as a reply to a question meaning "Great" or "Fine", for example "I'm going to the shops for ten fags" may get the reply "Tidy." 1000 English basic words