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closety

closety adjective: inclined to remain in the closet; not open about one's homosexuality.

Adjective

closety (comparative more closety, superlative most closety)

  1. (colloquial) Inclined to remain in the closet; not open about one's homosexuality.
    • Gay Pride, for all its need to show off, did not alienate old-liners of the homophile movement, nor uncommitted young and middle-aged gays, nor even old and/or closety homosexuals.1971, Donn Teal, The Gay Militants
    • The lyrics to the song, despite attempts to support gay liberation […] end up being apologetic and closety.1978 April 1, Eric Rogers, “The Macho Madness of the Village People”, in Gay Community News, page 12

Forms of closety

comparativemore closety
superlativemost closety

Origin of closety

From closet + -y.

Words formed from closety

Questions about closety

What does closety mean?
Closety means inclined to remain in the closet; not open about one's homosexuality.
What part of speech is closety?
Closety is an adjective.

Words near closety in the dictionary

  1. closets
  2. closets of decency
  3. closets of ease
  4. closets of the heart
  5. closetsful
  6. closety
  7. closeup
  8. closeups
  9. closh
  10. closhey
  11. closin'

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