 closeness |
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| 1. | [ noun ] characterized by a lack of openness esp about one's actions or purposes | |
| Synonyms: | secretiveness | |
| Related terms: | openness unsociability furtiveness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] extreme stinginess | |
| Synonyms: | minginess niggardliness niggardness parsimony parsimoniousness tightness tightfistedness meanness | |
| Related terms: | stinginess miserliness pettiness | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance | |
| Synonyms: | nearness | |
| Examples: | "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" |
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| Related terms: | farness distance proximity adjacency | |
| 4. | [ noun ] a feeling of being intimate and belonging together | |
| Synonyms: | intimacy | |
| Examples: | "their closeness grew as the night wore on" |
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| Related terms: | belonging togetherness | |
| 5. | [ noun ] close or warm friendship | |
| Synonyms: | intimacy familiarity | |
| Examples: | "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" |
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| Related terms: | friendliness camaraderie | |
| Similar spelling: |
Clasen Clausen Classen close_in Claussen Claassen Closson closing |
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