Thesaurus: closeness

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1. n. The state of being close.
2. n. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
3. n. the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
4. n. the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
5. n. extreme stinginess
6. n. characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
7. n. close or warm friendship
8. The state of being close. Half stifled by the closeness of the room. Swift. We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius. Bacon. An affectation of closeness and covetousness. Addison. Syn. -- Narrowness; oppressiveness; strictness; secrecy; compactness; conciseness; nearness; intimacy; tightness; stinginess; literalness.
9. The state of being close.Half stifled by the closeness of the room. Swift.We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor theextreme caution or closeness of Tiberius. Bacon.An affectation of closeness and covetousness. Addison.
10. n:100 n. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together n. characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)