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knitted

knit·ted
K k

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [nit-id]
    • /ˈnɪt ɪd/
    • /ˈnɪtɪd/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [nit-id]
    • /ˈnɪt ɪd/

Definitions of knitted word

  • adjective knitted made by knitting, as a cloth article: a knitted bedspread. 1
  • verb with object knitted to make (a garment, fabric, etc.) by interlocking loops of one or more yarns either by hand with knitting needles or by machine. 1
  • verb with object knitted to join closely and firmly, as members or parts (often followed by together): The tragedy knitted the family closer together. 1
  • verb with object knitted to contract into folds or wrinkles: to knit the brow. 1
  • verb with object knitted to form or create from diverse sources or elements: She knitted her play from old folk tales and family anecdotes. 1
  • verb without object knitted to become closely and firmly joined together; grow together, as broken bones do. 1

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Origin of knitted

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; knit + -ed2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Knitted

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

knitted popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

knitted usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for knitted

adj knitted

  • sewn — a past participle of sew1 .
  • woven — a past participle of weave.
  • spun — a simple past tense and past participle of spin.
  • meshed — any knit, woven, or knotted fabric of open texture.
  • webbed — having the fingers or toes connected by a web or membrane: the webbed foot of a duck or beaver.

adjective knitted

  • woolen — any cloth of carded wool yarn of which the fibers vary in length: bulkier, looser, and less regular than worsted.
  • wool — the fine, soft, curly hair that forms the fleece of sheep and certain other animals, characterized by minute, overlapping surface scales that give it its felting property.
  • woolly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
  • wooly — consisting of wool: a woolly fleece.
  • crocheted — made with a crochet hook

Antonyms for knitted

verb knitted

  • divided — separated; separate.
  • loosened — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
  • released — to free from confinement, bondage, obligation, pain, etc.; let go: to release a prisoner; to release someone from a debt.
  • separated — to keep apart or divide, as by an intervening barrier or space: to separate two fields by a fence.
  • detached — Someone who is detached is not personally involved in something or has no emotional interest in it.

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