タイトtaito

Common
Definitions
  1. na-adjective, nountight
    The supply-demand balance is tight.
  2. nountight skirt; straight skirt
Conjugation
Plain formタイト
Polite (desu)タイトです
Negative (dewa nai)タイトではない
polite (dewa arimasen)タイトではありません
Past (datta)タイトだった
Past negative (dewa nakatta)タイトではなかった
Te form (de)タイトで
Adverbial (ni)タイトに
Conditional (nara)タイトなら

Common forms generated by rule; see the senses for honorific or irregular usage.

Synonyms & antonyms
  • SynonymきついCasualColloquial and far broader in range: it covers tightness, harshness, fatigue and strictness, and is not the specific term for packed schedules or snug clothes.
  • AntonymルーズNeutralAntonym and fellow loanword: covers loose-fitting clothes and sloppy, undisciplined conduct, standing opposite the compact 「タイト」.
  • Antonym緩いゆるいNeutralAntonym: loose or slack in fit, and also lenient where rules or restrictions are concerned — the opposite of 「タイト」.

Use 「タイト」 for tight-fitting clothes or a packed schedule, as in 「タイトスカート」 and 「タイトなスケジュール」. In casual speech 「きつい」 covers tightness broadly. The antonyms are 「ルーズ」 (loose or sloppy) and 「緩い」 (loose, lenient).

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Japanese definitions
  1. きついさま。体からだに密着みっちゃくしているさま。
  2. 予定よていなどが詰つまっているさま。
  3. 品薄しなうすなさま。
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