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Settled vs Closed - What's the difference?

settled | closed |

As adjectives the difference between settled and closed

is that settled is comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest while closed is sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open.

As verbs the difference between settled and closed

is that settled is (settle) while closed is (close).

settled

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Comfortable and at ease, especially after a period of change or unrest.
    • It took me a while to feel settled after I moved to this big city.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (settle)

    • closed

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Sealed, made inaccessible or impassable; not open
  • (of a store or business) Not operating or conducting trade
  • Not public.
    • closed source
    a closed committee
  • (topology, of a set) Having an open complement.
  • (mathematics, of a set) Such that its image under the specified operation is contained in it.
    • The set of integers is closed under addition: \forall x,y\in\mathbb{Z}\,x+y\in\mathbb{Z}.
  • (mathematics, logic, of a formula) Lacking a free variable.

    • Synonyms

    * shut

    See also

    * close

    Verb

    (head)
  • (close)

    • Anagrams

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