closeness
closeness
nounDefinition of CLOSENESS
1
the practice or habit of keeping secrets or keeping one's affairs secret <we tried to penetrate her strange closeness about her domestic life>
Synonyms closeness, secretiveness
Related Words confidentiality, privacy; discreetness, discretion, prudence; circumspection, wariness; reserve, reticence, silence, taciturnity; furtiveness, shiftiness, slyness, sneakiness, underhandedness; concealment, covertness, stealth, subterfuge
2
the quality or practice of being overly sparing with money <rebelled against his parents' closeness with his allowance>
Synonyms cheapness, cheeseparing, closeness, miserliness, niggardliness, penny-pinching, penuriousness, pinching, stinginess, tightfistedness, tightness
Related Words conserving, economizing, economy, frugality, husbandry, providence, scrimping, skimping, thrift; conservation, saving; husbanding, managing
Near Antonyms bountifulness, bounty, generosity, largesse (also largess), liberality, openhandedness, openheartedness, philanthropy, unselfishness; extravagance, lavishness; dissipation, improvidence, prodigality, squandering, wastefulness
3
the quality or state of being very accurate <the body was too decomposed to estimate the time of death with any great closeness>
Synonyms accuracy, accurateness, closeness, delicacy, exactitude, exactness, fineness, nicety, perfection, preciseness, rigor, rigorousness, ultraprecision, veracity
Related Words correctness, fidelity, rightness, strictness, truth; definiteness, definitiveness, definitude, determinacy; nicety, subtlety; care, carefulness, fastidiousness, meticulousness, persnicketiness
Near Antonyms approximation, roundness; falseness, falsity, incorrectness, wrongness; carelessness, guesswork, looseness; indefiniteness, vagueness
4
the state of being in a very personal or private relationship <the closeness of their relationship was a matter of intense speculation among their coworkers>
Related Words immediacy; affinity, kinship; commitment, devotedness, devotion; affection, attachment, fondness, love, passion; constancy, faithfulness, fidelity; amity, fellowship, friendship, goodwill; affability, conviviality, cordiality, geniality; mutuality; cliquishness, clubbiness
Antonyms distance
5
the state or condition of being near <we were surprised by the closeness of everything to our downtown loft>
Related Words abutment, juxtaposition
Antonyms distance, remoteness
6
strict attentiveness to what one is doing <how much you get out of the sermon will depend on the closeness with which you listen to it>
Synonyms carefulness, closeness, conscientiousness, heed, heedfulness, meticulosity, meticulousness, pains, scrupulousness
Related Words advertence, advertency, attention, concentration, focus, observance, observation; alertness, mindfulness, vigilance, watchfulness; dutifulness, irreproachability, irreproachableness, punctiliousness, responsibility; bother, effort, painstaking, trouble; exactness, particularity, precision
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