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closeness

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closeness in WordNet English dictionary

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