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closeness

noun

1 closeness

A feeling of being intimate and belonging together:
— Their closeness grew as the night wore on.

synonym: intimacy.

Roget 203: narrowness etc. adj.; closeness, exility; exiguity etc. (little) 193.    line; hair's breadth, finger's breadth; strip, streak, ... show more

2 closeness

The quality of being close and poorly ventilated.

synonym: stuffiness.

3 closeness

The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance:
— The sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action.

synonym: nearness.

Dutch: nabijheid
Polish: bliskość

4 closeness

Extreme stinginess.

synonyms: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness.

Roget 43: junction; joining etc. v.; joinder [Law], union connection, conjunction, conjugation; annexion, annexation, annexment; astriction, attachment, compagination, ... show more

Polish: chytrość, skąpość, skąpstwo

5 closeness

Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes).

synonym: secretiveness.

Roget 528: concealment; hiding etc. v.; occultation, mystification.    seal of secrecy; screen etc. 530; disguise etc. 530; ... show more

6 closeness

Close or warm friendship.

synonyms: familiarity, intimacy.

Polish: familijność


Moby thesaurus: THI, accord, accordance, addition, adjunct, affairs, affiliation, affinity, agreement, airlessness, airtight secrecy, alikeness, alliance, analogy, aping, approach, approximation, assemblage, assimilation, association ... show more.

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