Definitions for closeness

Definitions for (noun) closeness

Main entry: familiarity, intimacy, closeness

Definition: close or warm friendship

Usage: the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy


Main entry: secretiveness, closeness

Definition: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)


Main entry: tightfistedness, tightness, meanness, closeness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness

Definition: extreme stinginess


Main entry: nearness, closeness

Definition: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance

Usage: the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action


Main entry: stuffiness, closeness

Definition: the quality of being close and poorly ventilated


Main entry: closeness, intimacy

Definition: a feeling of being intimate and belonging together

Usage: their closeness grew as the night wore on


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