closeness
The state of being closeThe state of being close (all senses).
» We were feeling an incredible closeness.
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6 senses(uncountable, usually)The state of being close (all senses).
close or warm friendship
(uncountable, usually)The state of being friends.
(uncountable, usually)The state of being mean or stingy.
(uncountable, usually)The state of being secretive.
(uncountable, usually)The shortest path between two vertices in a graph.
Nähe
(archaic, uncountable, usually)Solitude, seclusion.
уедине́ниеujedinénije
Examples
12 sentencesWe were feeling an incredible closeness.
He finds joy in our closeness.
This couple is the very picture of closeness.
deDieses Pärchen ist geradezu die Versinnbildlichung von Nähe. — BraveSentry
I don't fear the closeness between different peoples.
The closeness of their relationship was too much for him and his busy schedule.
Translations
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Forms
plural: closenesses| Singular | closeness |
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uncountable
Synonyms
12 synonyms- characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes):secretiveness
- a feeling of being intimate and belonging together:intimacy
- the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance:nearness
- the quality of being close and poorly ventilated:stuffiness
- close or warm friendship:familiarityintimacy
- extreme stinginess:meannessminginessparsimonyparsimoniousnesstightnesstightfistedness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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