n. | 1. | The state of being close. |
Noun | 1. | closeness - a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on" Synonyms: intimacy |
2. | closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" Synonyms: nearness | |
3. | closeness - extreme stinginess Synonyms: minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, tightness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony | |
4. | closeness - characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) Synonyms: secretiveness Antonyms: openness - characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); not secretive | |
5. | closeness - close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" Synonyms: intimacy, familiarity |