airtight
English
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Adjective
[edit]airtight (comparative more airtight, superlative most airtight)
- Impermeable to air or other gases.
- (figuratively) Having no weak points or flaws.
- 1990 April 28, Patricia Roth Schwartz, “The Odd Couple”, in Gay Community News, page 7:
- She creates an airtight world of her imagining.
- We have an airtight argument they won’t be able to punch holes in.
- (figuratively, of a person) Highly reserved in some matter, particularly tight-lipped or tight-fisted.
- 1908, The Plumbers Trade Journal, Plumbers’ Trade Journal Publishing Company, volume 44:
- when Roger asked for $100 to take the preliminary steps to establish his claim, Mike yelled like a Hebrew auctioneer, for he was air-tight and squeezed a dollar until the woman on it yelled.
- 1915 April, Annals of Iowa, Historical Department of Iowa, series 3, volume 12, page 599:
- He was ‘air-tight,’ close-mouthed, and had but few confidants or intimate friends, but numerous acquaintances.
- 1908, The Plumbers Trade Journal, Plumbers’ Trade Journal Publishing Company, volume 44:
Synonyms
[edit]- (impermeable to air): hermetic
Antonyms
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[edit]Related terms
[edit]- coldtight, cold-tight
- drafttight, draft-tight
- draughttight, draught-tight
- driptight, drip-tight
- dusttight, dust-tight
- gastight, gas-tight
- heattight, heat-tight
- jointtight, joint-tight
- leaktight, leak-tight
- leaktight, leak-tight
- lighttight, light-tight
- liquidtight, liquid-tight
- oiltight, oil-tight
- pressuretight, pressure-tight
- raintight, rain-tight
- sandtight, sand-tight
- soiltight, soil-tight
- thoughttight, thought-tight
- watertight, water-tight
- weathertight, weather-tight
Translations
[edit]impermeable to air or other gases
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having no weak points or flaws
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