Close-fitting
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Close-fitting is an adjective meaning (of clothing etc.) Snug, tight, form-fitting.
Meaning
(of clothing etc.) Snug, tight, form-fitting.
Example Sentences
Her close-fitting clothes showed off her assets.
Though this arrangement was a vast improvement on what had gone before, the engine crew were still very conscious of a side wind round their legs, and it was not until 1892 that R. J. Billinton rectified this, when he built his "D3" Class 0-4-4 bogie tank engines Nos. 363-398, and provided them with waist-high close-fitting cab doors.
Word Forms
- closefitting
Synonyms for close-fitting
Depending on context, synonyms include clingy, figure-hugging, body-hugging, bodycon, clingsome, form-fitting.
Antonyms for close-fitting
Common opposites include loose-fitting.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snug, tight, close, closefitting, tight-fitting, tightfitting.
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