Difference between Close and Close-knit

What is the difference between Close and Close-knit?

Close as an adjective is closed, shut. while Close-knit as an adjective is (of a group) closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond.

Close

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Closed, shut. At a little distance; near. Intimate; well-loved. hot, humid, with no wind.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To obstruct (an opening). To move so that an opening is closed. To put an end to. To make (e.g. a gap) smaller. To have a vector sum of 0; that is, to form a closed polygon. To make a sale. To make the final outs, usually three, of a game. To terminate a computer program or a window or file thereof.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: An end of something. An enclosed field. A street that ends in a dead end. A very narrow alley between two buildings, often overhung by one of the buildings above the ground floor. A cathedral close.

Example sentence: Study nature, love nature, stay close to nature. It will never fail you.

Close-knit

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (of a group) Closely linked or connected, as by a common identity, culture, or bond.

We hope you now know whether to use Close or Close-knit in your sentence.

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