Nonclose

adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Not close. not-comparable

    "In further support of the category definitions, a comparison of subjects' very close and nonclose friendships revealed that the nonclose friendships were, by and large, categorized as Focused and Segmented friendships, whereas very close friendships were predominantly of the Complex type."

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"In further support of the category definitions, a comparison of subjects' very close and nonclose friendships revealed that the nonclose friendships were, by and large, categorized as Focused and Segmented friendships, whereas very close friendships were predominantly of the Complex type."

Etymology

From non- + close.

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