closeness (n.)

  1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; their closeness grew as the night wore on

    [ Syn: intimacy ]

  2. the quality of being close and poorly ventilated

    [ Syn: stuffiness ]

  3. the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action

    [ Syn: nearness ]

  4. extreme stinginess

    [ Syn: meanness , minginess , niggardliness , niggardness , parsimony , parsimoniousness , tightness , tightfistedness ]

  5. characterized by a lack of openness (especially about ones actions or purposes)

    [ Syn: secretiveness ]

  6. close or warm friendship; the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy

    [ Syn: familiarity , intimacy ]

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