tight
English
/taɪt/
adj
Definitions
- Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open.
- (of a space, design or arrangement) Narrow, such that it is difficult for something or someone to pass through it.
- Well-rehearsed and accurate in execution.
- (slang) Intoxicated; drunk or acting like being drunk.
- (slang) Extraordinarily great or special.
- (slang) Mean; unfair; unkind.
- (obsolete) Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.
- (obsolete) Handy; adroit; brisk.
- (poker) Of a player, who plays very few hands.
- (poker) Using a strategy which involves playing very few hands.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English tight inherited from Old English *þīht derived from Old Norse þéttr (tight, watertight, thick, dense) inherited from Proto-Germanic *þinhtaz derived from Proto-Indo-European *tenkt- (dense, thick, tight), *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*ten-
Gloss
stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- air English
- airtight English
- airtightly English
- airtightness English
- ass English
- attainable English
- beam English
- detain English
- discountenance English
- entertainer English
- fist English
- gas English
- gastight English
- gastightness English
- head English
- impertinent English
- incontinency English
- incontinently English
- knit English
- lacer English
- lacing English
- light English
- light-tight English
- lipped English
- maintainer English
- nonairtight English
- nonwatertight English
- oil English
- oiltight English
- oiltightness English
- overtight English
- overtighten English
- rain English
- raintight English
- retainer English
- retentiveness English
- retentivity English
- retighten English
- rope English
- skin English
- skintight English
- smoke English
- smoketight English
- steam English
- steamtight English
- stick English
- sticktight English
- supertight English
- sustainment English
- tenure English
- tenurial English
- tight-fisted English
- tight-knit English
- tight-lipped English
- tight-lippedness English
- tightass English
- tightbeam English
- tighten English
- tightenable English
- tightener English
- tightenest English
- tighteneth English
- tighter English
- tighthead English
- tightish English
- tightknit English
- tightlacer English
- tightlacing English
- tightly English
- tightness English
- tightrope English
- tightsome English
- tightwad English
- tightwaddish English
- tightwire English
- tighty whities English
- ultratight English
- untighten English
- wad English
- water English
- watertight English
- watertightness English
- weather English
- weathertight English
- white English
- wind English
- windtight English
- wire English
- abstinentia Latin
- abstineo Latin
- abstineō Latin
- antenna Latin
- attingō Latin
- contentiō Latin
- continentia Latin
- contineo Latin
- continere Latin
- continēntem Latin
- continēre Latin
- detineo Latin
- incontinens Latin
- incontinentia Latin
- inter Latin
- manus tenere Latin
- manū Latin
- obtinēre Latin
- pertinens Latin
- pertineo Latin
- pertinere Latin
- pertineō Latin
- pertinēre, pertineo, pertineō Latin
- retentiō, retentiōnis Latin
- retentor Latin
- retentus Latin
- retineo Latin
- retineō Latin
- sustinere Latin
- sustinēre, sustineō Latin
- tener Latin
- tener, tenerum Latin
- tenerum Latin
- tenet Latin
- tenimentum Latin
- tenor Latin
- tensiō, tensiōnem Latin
- tenēre Latin
- Dichte German
- Dichtstoff German
- dicht German
- dichtmachen German
- dichtschließend German
- gasdicht German
- schalldicht German
- vakuumdicht German
- attendibilità Italian
- inattendibilità Italian
- tenzonare Italian
- tight Italian
- dicht Dutch, Flemish
- dichtbij Dutch, Flemish
- dichtbinden Dutch, Flemish
- dichtbundel Dutch, Flemish
- dichtdoen Dutch, Flemish
- dichten Dutch, Flemish
- dichtgaan Dutch, Flemish
- dichtheid Dutch, Flemish
- dichtplakken Dutch, Flemish
- dichtslaan Dutch, Flemish
- dierdicht Dutch, Flemish
- dierendicht Dutch, Flemish
- hekeldicht Dutch, Flemish
- heldendicht Dutch, Flemish
- klinkdicht Dutch, Flemish
- leerdicht Dutch, Flemish
- lofdicht Dutch, Flemish
- luchtdicht Dutch, Flemish
- ondicht Dutch, Flemish
- treurdicht Dutch, Flemish
- waterdicht Dutch, Flemish
- pertinence French
- τένων Ancient Greek
- ταινία Ancient Greek
- *stengh- : *stn̥gh- Proto-Indo-European
- *ten- Proto-Indo-European
- *tend- Proto-Indo-European
- *tenkt- Proto-Indo-European
- *tn̥néwti Proto-Indo-European
- *tn̥ǵʰu- Proto-Indo-European
- *tén-tis, *téntis Proto-Indo-European
- *tén-ye-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *tón-os, *tónos Proto-Indo-European
- tett Norwegian Bokmål
- *þanjaną Proto-Germanic
- *þindaną Proto-Germanic
- *þinhtaz Proto-Germanic
- tät Swedish
- tätna Swedish
- tätort Swedish
- vattentät Swedish
- lufttett Norwegian Nynorsk
- tett Norwegian Nynorsk
- tettbygd Norwegian Nynorsk
- tettleik Norwegian Nynorsk
- tettstad Norwegian Nynorsk
- vasstett Norwegian Nynorsk
- *þīht Old English
- तान Sanskrit
- thyght Middle English
- tight Middle English
- tighten Middle English
- þéttr Old Norse
- tight Danish
- tæt Danish
- *teneto Proto-Slavic
- *tьnъkъ Proto-Slavic
- entretenement Old French
- þéttur Icelandic
- तनना Hindi
- तनाव Hindi
- թանձր Armenian
- tynnu Welsh
- dicht Middle Dutch
- *dīhti Old High German
- stingrs Latvian
- թանձր Old Armenian
- թել Old Armenian
- tayt Turkish
- tættur Faroese
- dīchte Middle High German
- dīhte Middle High German
- dicht Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- lieutenant Middle French
- tihti Estonian
- *thīht Old Dutch
- *tantā Proto-Celtic
- dicht Middle Low German
- dicht(e), dichte Middle Low German
- tjett Westrobothnian
- *tendō Proto-Italic
- *tenēō Proto-Italic
- *tonslis Proto-Italic
- ticht Scots
- ticht Western Frisian
- ticht Old Frisian
- tihhii Ingrian
- ass
- gas
- wad
- air
- oil
- rope
- rain
- fist
- knit
- wind
- skin
- wire
- head
- beam
- lacer
- light
- water
- white
- steam
- stick
- smoke
- lipped
- detain
- lacing
- tenure
- tighter
- weather
- tighten
- tightly
- tenurial
- tightass
- gastight
- retainer
- tightish
- airtight
- tightwad
- oiltight
- raintight
- untighten
- retighten
- tighthead
- tightsome
- tightbeam
- tightrope
- windtight
- tightness
- tightknit
- overtight
- tightener
- skintight
- tightwire
- ultratight
- tighteneth
- sticktight
- smoketight
- tightlacer
- watertight
- airtightly
- tightenest
- supertight
- tight-knit
- attainable
- maintainer
- steamtight
- tightenable
- light-tight
- tightlacing
- impertinent
- nonairtight
- retentivity
- sustainment
- overtighten
- entertainer
- tight-fisted
- airtightness
- weathertight
- gastightness
- tightwaddish
- tight-lipped
- oiltightness
- incontinency
- nonwatertight
- retentiveness
- incontinently
- tighty whities
- discountenance
- watertightness
- tight-lippedness