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tightknit

tightknit is the alternative spelling of tight-knit.

Meaning of tight-knit

Adjective

tight-knit (comparative more tight-knit, superlative most tight-knit)

  1. Strongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit.
    • Oral histories describe how ancient angara were tribal and nomadic before settling in cities. Many of them still live in large, tight-knit families and workplaces have a guild-like organizational structure.2017, BioWare, Mass Effect: Andromeda (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Angara Codex entry
    Synonyms:
    close-knit

Forms of tightknit

comparativemore tightknit
superlativemost tightknit

Origin of tightknit

From tight + knit.

Questions about tightknit

What is tightknit the alternative spelling of?
Tightknit is the alternative spelling of tight-knit.

Words near tightknit in the dictionary

  1. tightie whities
  2. tightie-whities
  3. tighties
  4. tighting
  5. tightish
  6. tightknit
  7. tightlaced
  8. tightlacer
  9. tightlacers
  10. tightlacing
  11. tightley

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