closeness

Noun
Synonyms: intimacystuffinessnearnessmeannessminginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistednesssecretiveness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (6)

  1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together“their closeness grew as the night wore on”Synonyms: intimacy
  2. the quality of being close and poorly ventilatedSynonyms: stuffiness
  3. the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance“the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action”Synonyms: nearness
  4. extreme stinginessSynonyms: meannessminginessniggardlinessniggardnessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistedness
  5. characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)Synonyms: secretiveness
  6. close or warm friendship“the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy”Synonyms: familiarityintimacy
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Closeness \Close"ness\, n. The state of being close. [1913 Webster]

Half stifled by the closeness of the room. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius. --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

An affectation of closeness and covetousness. --Addison.

Syn: Narrowness; oppressiveness; strictness; secrecy; compactness; conciseness; nearness; intimacy; tightness; stinginess; literalness. [1913 Webster]

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