closeness

noun

close or warm friendship

characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)

extreme stinginess

the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance

the quality of being close and poorly ventilated

a feeling of being intimate and belonging together

Roots

claudoclos- · Latin · to close, shut

Synonyms for closeness

intimacyn nearnessn familiarityn secretivenessn propinquityn proximityn tightnessn stuffinessn tightfistednessn connectednessn chumminessn unsociabilityn contiguityn relatednessn

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