"closeness" | Definition and Related Words

closeness

Noun

A feeling of being intimate and belonging together (synset 107545512)
"their closeness grew as the night wore on"

is a type of: belonging - happiness felt in a secure relationship

subtypes: togetherness - affectionate closeness

same as: intimacy
The quality of being close and poorly ventilated (synset 105119774)
is a type of: quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone

same as: stuffiness
The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance (synset 105092779)
"the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"

is a type of: distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points
subtypes:
- propinquity, proximity - the property of being close together
- adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness - the attribute of being so near as to be touching
same as: nearness
Extreme stinginess (synset 104840918)
is a type of: stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money
subtypes:
- littleness, pettiness, smallness - lack of generosity in trifling matters
- miserliness - total lack of generosity with money
same as: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightfistedness, tightness
Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) (synset 104664764)
is a type of: unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship

subtypes: furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness - a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously

same as: secretiveness
Close or warm friendship (synset 104662799)
"the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"

is a type of: friendliness - a friendly disposition

same as: familiarity, intimacy

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