ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Closest

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈkləʊ.sɪst/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Closest is an adjective meaning superlative form of close: most close.

Meaning

superlative form of close: most close.

More Meanings

  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of close

Example Sentences

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[…]
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.

Synonyms for closest

Depending on context, synonyms include close, nearest, nighest.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include nearest, nighest, akin, best, biggest, dearest.

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