close
29
3.4
- adjective
- /kloʊs/
:
sofocante
- The house she rented was dark and had a close, unpleasant odor.
Examples
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A virulent sun lay close to the horizon, and the air felt steamy and dense.
Fiction book (1991) -
The crowd was tired, overheated, and close to fury over bad deals and inflated prices.
Fiction book (1996) -
The room felt as warm and close as the stage set for a production of No Exit.
Fiction book (1998) -
Below ground, the air was stale and close, heavy with a mineral scent.
Fiction book (1995) -
Inside Condosta's, it was gloomy and close, with a dark smell like a cellar.
Fiction book (1997) -
The air in their bedroom was hot and close, with a strange odor at once thick and acrid.
Fiction book (1992) -
The darkened room was sweetly close with a fragrance that reminded Marquette of incense.
Fiction book (1993) -
The small room felt stuffy and close with no open windows to let in fresh air.
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On hot summer days, the air can feel close and oppressive, making it hard to breathe.
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After a long day in the sun, the tent felt close and uncomfortable inside.
Synonyms
29
3.9
A stale, slightly damp smell like old things kept without fresh air
21
3.5
A little damp, slightly sticky, and cool in a way that feels unpleasant
13
2.7
A room with little fresh air that feels uncomfortable to breathe in
9
2.6
Warm, sticky air that feels wet and uncomfortable
9
3.2
Full of steam or covered in mist
5
5.3
Very hot and humid in an uncomfortable way
4
4.9
A room or building with little fresh air that feels stuffy
4
5.3
Very hot, close air that makes it hard to breathe
1
5.1
Making it hard to breathe because the air is hot, close, or not fresh
1
6.3
A room with no fresh air moving in
1
6.7
Thick hot air that makes it hard to breathe
Too closed to let in fresh air
Hot, heavy air that makes it hard to breathe
A very hot and humid feeling that makes you uncomfortable
Hot, humid air that feels close and stuffy
Warm and stuffy because there is little fresh air
Having a stale, stuffy smell as if it has not been aired
Smelling stale and unpleasant because the air is closed and still
Antonyms
Idioms
- Specialized
1
9.9
Sailing with the boat pointed almost into the wind to go as directly toward it as possible
1
7.6
To not tell people your plans or feelings to get an advantage
To do something useful only after it is already too late
Compounds
1
7.5
Fighting that happens at very short distance between people, often hand-to-hand
- Specialized
Putting the cut edges of tissue together so they touch and heal
- South African
A company that a small group of people own and run and whose shares are not sold to the public
- Specialized
Gunfire aimed near friendly troops to protect them from immediate enemy threats
- UK
A speech sound made with the tongue close to the roof of the mouth, like the sound in see
- Specialized
Soldiers march shoulder to shoulder in a set formation for parades
- Formal
A short polite phrase that comes before the signature in a formal letter, like 'Sincerely' or 'Best regards'
How Stuffy
Surface Forms
Etymology
Close (adj, stuffy or without fresh air) comes from the idea of closed places: when windows and doors are closed there is no fresh air and the room feels 'close' or uncomfortable.