close-knit
Speech parts
1. close-knit - Adjective
2. close-knit - Phrase
3. close-knit - Adjective Satellite
Meaning
held together as by social or cultural ties
Source: WordNetAlternative names
close knit
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a close-knit family
close-knit little villages
the group was closely knit
“A fairly close-knit family, just normal” are alongside the family dog; “a loving 44-year marriage” ends with a husband his wife; “a very nice, but very quiet” family the first weekend of isolation.
According to one fellow pupil, Kate thrived in the school's close-knit, family atmosphere.
Additionally, there is greater interaction with strangers in present times as opposed to interactions solely between close-knit tribes.