geschlossen

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʃlɔsn̩/, /ɡəˈʃlɔsən/
  • (file)

Participle

geschlossen

  1. past participle of schließen

Adjective

geschlossen (strong nominative masculine singular geschlossener, comparative geschlossener, superlative am geschlossensten)

  1. shut; closed; locked
    Synonym: zu
    Antonyms: offen, geöffnet, auf
  2. (of a party, society) private, non-public
    Synonym: privat
  3. (of a community, group, team) cohesive; solidary

Usage notes

  • With doors, German does not necessarily distinguish between “shut” and “locked”, though the latter is often specified by the word abgeschlossen.

Declension

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • Geschlossenheit

Further reading

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