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closeness [n]
 
1)a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on"
    Synonyms :intimacy 
    See Also: belonging  togetherness 
 
2)the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
    Synonyms :nearness 
    See Also: distance  farawayness  propinquity  adjacency 
 
3)extreme stinginess
    Synonyms :meanness minginess niggardliness niggardness parsimoniousness parsimony tightfistedness tightness 
    See Also: stinginess  pettiness  miserliness 
 
4)characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
    Synonyms :secretiveness 
    See Also: unsociability  openness  furtiveness 
 
5)close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"
    Synonyms :familiarity intimacy 
    See Also: friendliness 
 



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