Closeness

//ˈkləʊs.nəs// noun

noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The state of being close (all senses) uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    close or warm friendship wordnet
  3. 3
    The state of being friends uncountable, usually
  4. 4
    characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) wordnet
  5. 5
    The state of being mean or stingy uncountable, usually
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  1. 6
    extreme stinginess wordnet
  2. 7
    The state of being secretive uncountable, usually
  3. 8
    the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance wordnet
  4. 9
    The shortest path between two vertices in a graph uncountable, usually
  5. 10
    the quality of being close and poorly ventilated wordnet
  6. 11
    Solitude, seclusion archaic, uncountable, usually

    "I thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated / To closeness and the bettering of my mind [...]"

  7. 12
    a feeling of being intimate and belonging together wordnet

Synonyms

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nearnessfamiliarityintimacyintimacynearnessproximity

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"The closeness of their relationship was too much for him and his busy schedule."

Etymology

From close + -ness.

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