ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

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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