close-knit

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of a group: closely connected or linked, as by a common bond, culture, or identity.

/kləʊs ˈnɪt/ /kloʊs ˈnɪt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-close-knit.wav

close-knit closer-knit more close-knit closest-knit most close-knit

From close (“in an intimate or immediate manner”, adverb) + knit (“joined closely and firmly together”, adjective).

tight tight-knit thick as thieves coherent cohesive consociated corporate tenacious unified united

loose-knit detached discrete distinct disparate loose separate sundry unattached unannexed unassociated unconnected

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