Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tightknit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables: tightknit
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of tight-knit.

Example Sentences

"“It’s night and day,” she said of the tightknit feel of the neighborhood then, compared with today."

Etymology

From tight + knit.

Inflected Forms

more tightknit (comparative) most tightknit (superlative)

Questions

What does tightknit mean?: Alternative spelling of tight-knit.
Where does tightknit come from?: From tight + knit.

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