Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

close-knit

/kloʊs ˈnɪt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.65 in modern English

Syllables: close-knit
IPA: /kloʊs ˈnɪt/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Example Sentences

"a close-knit community"
"I come from a close-knit family; we never keep secrets from one another."
"He looked rather to a close-knit company of brethren and sisters, knit so close that he could call it a family or a brotherhood, eager that God's kingdom should come."
"I think I learned more from my family than they did from me in the brief idyllic time we spent together. None of them much more than a mile from home, they carried the aura of a close-knit community as a shield against against the unknown."
"The close-knit ethnic enclave also provides a stable environment where the dialect is commonly used. Therefore, if an ethnic community is close-knit the ethnic mother tongue is more likely to be retained under consensual pressure of its members to maintain linguistic separateness."

Etymology

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

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /kloʊs ˈnɪt/
British English: /kləʊs ˈnɪt/

Inflected Forms

closer-knit (comparative) more close-knit (comparative) closest-knit (superlative) most close-knit (superlative)

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

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

Rhymes With

it get shit bit hit make a run for it 7-bit 8-bit fit sit split fighting fit

Questions

How do you pronounce close-knit?: The recorded pronunciation is /kloʊs ˈnɪt/.
What does close-knit mean?: Of a group: closely connected or linked, as by a common bond, culture, or identity.
Where does close-knit come from?: From close (“in an intimate or immediate manner”, adverb) + knit (“joined closely and firmly together”, adjective).

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