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closeness

Dictionary definition · closeness

noun

  1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together"their closeness grew as the night wore on"
  2. the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
  3. the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance"the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
  4. extreme stinginess
  5. characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
  6. close or warm friendship"the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).