Tightknit

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of tight-knit. alt-of, alternative

    "“It’s night and day,” she said of the tightknit feel of the neighborhood then, compared with today."

Synonyms

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close-knitthicktightly knit

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"“It’s night and day,” she said of the tightknit feel of the neighborhood then, compared with today."

Etymology

From tight + knit.

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