The closeness of their relationship was too much for him and his busy schedule.
Source: tatoeba (718095)
Closeness
//ˈkləʊs.nəs//
Synonyms for "closeness" (201 found)
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Closest matches (41)
Strong matches (60)
congestednesscongestionconnectednessconnectionconsistenceconsistencycontactcontiguitycontrarietyconvergencecopyingcorrespondencecrowdednesscrypticnessdealingsdeductiondensenessdensitydiscreetnessdiscretion
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disjunctionenvironsevasionevasivenessfiliationfirmnessforegroundfraternityfriendshipgluinesshairhairbreadthhairsbreadthhardfistednesshardnessharmonyhiddennesshoardinghomologyhugger muggerhugger-muggerhugger-muggeryhumidityhumidnessidentityilliberalityimitationimmediacyimmediate foregroundimpenetrabilityimpermeabilityimporosityincapaciousnessincommodiousnessincompressibilityindisposition to speakinseparablenessintercourse
Noun(2 words)
Related words (100)
intimate acquaintancejammednessjunctionlack of meaninglack of messageliaisonlikenesslikeninglimitationlinklinkagelinkingmateynessmeaninglessnessmeannessmetaphormimickingmiserlinessmugginessmutual attraction
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narrow gaugenarrownessneighborhoodnighnessoppressionoppressivenessorderpallinessparallelismparitypenny pinchingpenny-pinchingprecinctpresencepropinquitypurlieusrapportrelatednessrelationrelationsrelationshiprelative densityresemblancerestrictednessrestrictionsamenesssecrecysecretivenesssecretnesssemblancesimilaritysimilesimilitudesimulationslendernesssoliditysolidnessspecial affinityspecific gravityspissitudestickinessstinginessstraitnessstrictnesssubterfugesweltersympathytemperature-humidity indexthe darkthithicknesstietie intie-intight purse stringstight squeezetightfistednesstightnesstrafficuncommunicativenessunconversablenessungenerosityunionunsociabilityvicinagevicinityviscidityviscosityviscousness
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11 entriesTranslations
16 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
3 entries- потайност noun (The state of being secretive)
- прия́телство noun (The state of being friends)
- стиснатост noun (The state of being mean or stingy)
Danish
1 entries- lukkethed noun (The state of being secretive)
Finnish
1 entries- läheisyys noun (The state of being friends)
German
1 entries- Nähe noun (The shortest path between two vertices in a graph)
Hebrew
1 entries- קִרְבָה noun (The state of being friends)
Polish
1 entries- bliskość noun (The state of being friends)
Romanian
1 entries- prietenie noun (The state of being friends)
Russian
1 entries- уедине́ние noun (solitude, seclusion)
Spanish
3 entries- estrechez noun (The state of being friends)
- estrechura noun (The state of being friends)
- intimidad noun (The state of being friends)
Tamil
2 entries- தனிமை noun (solitude, seclusion)
- நட்பு noun (The state of being friends)
Turkish
1 entries- yakınlık noun (The state of being friends)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Martina fears emotional closeness.
Source: tatoeba (796250)
This couple is the very picture of closeness.
Source: tatoeba (796257)
Physical closeness made him feel threatened, so his girlfriend took things very, very slow.
Source: tatoeba (796258)
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