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- [verb klohz fit-ing]
- /verb kloʊz ˈfɪt ɪŋ/
- /kləʊz ˈfɪt.ɪŋ/
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- [verb klohz fit-ing]
- /verb kloʊz ˈfɪt ɪŋ/
Definitions of close-fitting word
- adjective close-fitting Close-fitting clothes fit tightly and show the shape of your body. 3
- adjective close-fitting (of clothes) fitting tightly and showing the shape of the body 3
- adjective close-fitting (of a garment) fitting tightly or snugly to the body: A close-fitting jacket showed off her small waist. 1
- adjective close-fitting clothing: tight 1
- adjective close-fitting (of clothing) Snug, tight, form-fitting. 0
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Origin of close-fitting
First appearance:
before 1865 One of the 28% newest English words
First recorded in 1865-70
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Close-fitting
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
close-fitting popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
Synonyms for close-fitting
adj close-fitting
- compact — Compact things are small or take up very little space. You use this word when you think this is a good quality.
- strong — having, showing, or able to exert great bodily or muscular power; physically vigorous or robust: a strong boy.
- stiff — rigid or firm; difficult or impossible to bend or flex: a stiff collar.
- solid — having three dimensions (length, breadth, and thickness), as a geometrical body or figure.
- strained — affected or produced by effort; not natural or spontaneous; forced: strained hospitality.
Antonyms for close-fitting
adj close-fitting
- laid-back — relaxed or unhurried: laid-back music rhythms.
- uncaring — a state of mind in which one is troubled; worry, anxiety, or concern: He was never free from care.
- pliable — easily bent; flexible; supple: pliable leather.
- intermittent — stopping or ceasing for a time; alternately ceasing and beginning again: an intermittent pain.
- untrustworthy — deserving of trust or confidence; dependable; reliable: The treasurer was not entirely trustworthy.
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