close-set

Near each other

Close-set describes things positioned near together with little space between them.

Most often applied to eyes: Her close-set eyes gave her face an intense look.

Also used for teeth, buildings, or anything arranged in tight proximity.

The hyphen typically appears when the term precedes a noun.

spacing

narrow

Of small width

adjacent · contiguous · proximity · clustered · packed · dense · crowded · cheek-by-jowl · bunched · huddled

typography

kerning

Letter-pair spacing adjustment

condensed · narrow · typeface · font · characters · glyphs · text · linespacing

eyes

interocular

Between the eyes

  • pupilsStudents or eye openings
  • gazeFixed, intent look
  • spacingInterval arrangement between objects

sockets · orbital · brows · lashes · eyelids · facial · physiognomy · features · expression · piercing

Categories
Opposites
spatial arrangement/spacing

close-setspread out

Extended over distance

spaced out · scattered · dispersed · distant · sparse

Family

close, set, closely, closer, closest, closeness, enclose, enclosed, enclosure

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G