Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thisclose

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: this-close
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

This close; extremely close.

Informal

Example Sentences

"JUDY GARLAND was thisclose to signing an exclusive TV contract with NBC, but the deal fell through."
"Sources indicate that Danzig is thisclose to signing a new label deal."
"Bridget is the only one at school who knows that I came thisclose to letting Marcus Flutie devirginize me last New Year's Eve."
"He knew he was thisclose to cuffing Bobbie Faye. Thisclose to keeping her from getting killed in the inevitable cross fire he sensed was coming; he felt it all the way to the cellular level of his bones."
"If her father knew she was thisclose to a male like that?"

Etymology

A presentation of the phrase "this close" that intentionally omits the space between the words to demonstrate the degree of closeness.

Usage

Informal

Questions

What does thisclose mean?: This close; extremely close.
Where does thisclose come from?: A presentation of the phrase "this close" that intentionally omits the space between the words to demonstrate the degree of closeness.

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