close-knit
/kləʊsˈnɪt
/(also closely knit)
adjective
Bound together by strong relationships and common interests: a close-knit community...
- Meals together are crucial to the building of a close-knit and joyful community.
- You no longer have close-knit mining or ship-building communities.
- It was little wonder the advert quickened pulses among members of Edinburgh's close-knit financial community.