adj
Meaning 1
Strongly pulled together or connected, tightly knit.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: close-knit
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
tight-knit
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adjective satellite
Meaning 2
closely and firmly integrated
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- a tight-knit organization
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: tightly knit
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From tight + knit.
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: eng verbunden — tightly knit
- German: eng zusammengeschweißt — tightly knit
- Italian: affiatato — tightly knit
- Spanish: muy unido — tightly knit
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