What does closest mean?
Closest means superlative form of close: most close..
Closest
/ˈkləʊ.sɪst/ · adjective
Meaning
superlative form of close: most close..
Definitions by Sense
- superlative form of close: most close.
- (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of close
Example Sentences
In sober seriousness, there is more poetry than truth in the sweet poem of Allan Cunningham—the Town and Country Child: witness the cheerful voices of the rosy faces to be met with in the smallest street and closest alley in London;...
As the rest of the film was made on location in the railway yards of Havre and not in a studio, and was given a sound-track of penetrating vividness, this whole production gives the closest possible ring of truth of any film about railways.
The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: (a) elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally[…]
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What is a synonym for closest?
Common synonyms include close, nearest, nighest.
What is the opposite of closest?
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
How do you use closest in a sentence?
In sober seriousness, there is more poetry than truth in the sweet poem of Allan Cunningham—the Town and Country Child: witness the cheerful voices of the rosy faces to be met with in the smallest street and closest alley in London;...
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