Wordnet 3.0
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. 
 held together as by social or cultural ties; 
- Example: "a close-knit family"- Example: "close-knit little villages"- Example: "the group was closely knit"[syn: close-knit, closely knit]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
closely knit
    adj 1: held together as by social or cultural ties; "a close-
           knit family"; "close-knit little villages"; "the group
           was closely knit" [syn: close-knit, closely knit]