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CLOSENESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Close or warm friendship
Example:
the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
Synonyms:
closeness; familiarity; intimacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("closeness" is a kind of...):
friendliness (a friendly disposition)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
Synonyms:
closeness; secretiveness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("closeness" is a kind of...):
unsociability; unsociableness (an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closeness"):
furtiveness; sneakiness; stealthiness (a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously)
Antonym:
openness (characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one's actions or purposes); without concealment; not secretive)
Derivation:
close (inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Extreme stinginess
Synonyms:
closeness; meanness; minginess; niggardliness; niggardness; parsimoniousness; parsimony; tightfistedness; tightness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("closeness" is a kind of...):
stinginess (a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closeness"):
littleness; pettiness; smallness (lack of generosity in trifling matters)
miserliness (total lack of generosity with money)
Derivation:
close (giving or spending with reluctance)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
Example:
the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action
Synonyms:
closeness; nearness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("closeness" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closeness"):
propinquity; proximity (the property of being close together)
adjacency; contiguity; contiguousness (the attribute of being so near as to be touching)
Derivation:
close (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances)
close (at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other)
Sense 5
Meaning:
The quality of being close and poorly ventilated
Synonyms:
closeness; stuffiness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("closeness" is a kind of...):
quality (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A feeling of being intimate and belonging together
Example:
their closeness grew as the night wore on
Synonyms:
closeness; intimacy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("closeness" is a kind of...):
belonging (happiness felt in a secure relationship)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "closeness"):
togetherness (affectionate closeness)
Derivation:
close (close in relevance or relationship)
Context examples:
Another aspect happening this month at the new moon is also very rare and will foster warm closeness and inspiration for your emotional life.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
This conjunction has been a long time coming, and it has been what astrologers call “within orb” (within a significant closeness to exert a noticeable influence) since March 2019.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The point is, however, these two planets need not meet in exact alignment to help you, for they will orbit in significant mathematical closeness from now until mid-November 2020.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
Jupiter will lead you to greater closeness if the relationship is one you both value, or to a mutual agreement if you’re involved in a business alliance.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
