closeness
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"

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"

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"

Related terms: friendliness camaraderie
Similar spelling:   Clasen
  Clausen
  Classen
  close_in
  Claussen
  Claassen
  Closson
  closing