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- [tahyt]
- /taɪt/
- /ˌəʊvəˈtaɪt /
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- [tahyt]
- /taɪt/
Definitions of overtight word
- adjective overtight firmly or closely fixed in place; not easily moved; secure: a tight knot. 1
- adjective overtight drawn or stretched so as to be tense; taut. 1
- adjective overtight affording little or no extra room; fitting closely, especially too closely: a tight collar. 1
- adjective overtight difficult to deal with or manage: to be in a tight situation. 1
- adjective overtight of such close or compacted texture, or fitted together so closely, as to be impervious to water, air, steam, etc.: a good, tight roof. 1
- adjective overtight concise; terse: a tight style of writing. 1
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Origin of overtight
First appearance:
before 1400 One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English, sandhi variant of Middle English thight dense, solid, tight < Old Norse thēttr (cognate with Old English -thiht firm, solid, Dutch, German dicht tight, close, dense)
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Parts of speech for Overtight
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
overtight popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
overtight usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for overtight
noun overtight
- apprehensiveness — uneasy or fearful about something that might happen: apprehensive for the safety of the mountain climbers.
- compactness — joined or packed together; closely and firmly united; dense; solid: compact soil.
- constriction — Constrictions are rules or factors which limit what you can do and prevent you from doing what you want to do.
- defalcation — the amount embezzled
- denseness — having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact: a dense forest; dense population.
Antonyms for overtight
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