togetherness

noun

to·​geth·​er·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being or belonging together or of forming related parts of a unified whole: such as

a

: oneness, unity

a grasping of diverse entities into a value by reason of their real togetherness in that pattern

—A. N. Whitehead

b

: apprehension or sense of unity (as in the outer world or in the psyche)

the psychology of togetherness

c

: association

the togetherness of things, which impressed the artists of the North

—G. C. Sillery

d

: physical closeness : propinquity

the crowd … have nothing in common except togetherness

—Howard Griffin

e

: feeling of community : the emotional bond in a group (as a social organization or a family) : solidarity, communion

a spontaneous … togetherness, as in invasions, floods, celebrations

—Harold Rosenberg

felt a deep flowing sense of togetherness when we sang the Doxology

—Lillian Smith

that's what a home is made of — togetherness

—Edith Wharton

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