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closeness

/ closeness /
noun

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one''s actions or purposes)
Opposites:
openness
Type of:
unsociability unsociableness
Kinds of:
furtiveness sneakiness stealthiness
noun Sense 2
a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
"their closeness grew as the night wore on"
Type of:
belonging
Kinds of:
togetherness
noun Sense 3
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
"the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
Opposites:
farness remoteness farawayness
Type of:
distance
Kinds of:
proximity propinquity adjacency contiguity contiguousness
noun Sense 4
close or warm friendship
"the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"
Type of:
friendliness
noun Sense 5
extreme stinginess
Type of:
stinginess
Kinds of:
pettiness miserliness
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
5
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
21
Times Searched
1
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unsociability unsociableness furtiveness sneakiness stealthiness openness belonging togetherness distance proximity propinquity adjacency