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Meaning of closety | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

Inclined to remain in the closet; not open about one's homosexuality.

colloquial

Examples

“Gay Pride, for all its need to show off, did not alienate old-liners of the homophile movement, nor uncommitted young and middle-aged gays, nor even old and/or closety homosexuals.”
“The lyrics to the song, despite attempts to support gay liberation […] end up being apologetic and closety.”
“I was very closety and not at all comfortable about the direction my sexuality was taking me.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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