Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

closety

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clos-e-ty
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inclined to remain in the closet; not open about one's homosexuality.

Colloquial

Example Sentences

"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."
"The lyrics to the song, despite attempts to support gay liberation […] end up being apologetic and closety."
"I was very closety and not at all comfortable about the direction my sexuality was taking me."

Etymology

From closet + -y.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: closet

Usage

Colloquial

Inflected Forms

more closety (comparative) most closety (superlative)

Derived Forms

closetiness

Questions

What does closety mean?: Inclined to remain in the closet; not open about one's homosexuality.
Where does closety come from?: From closet + -y.

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