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closeness - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'closeness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Closeness [ n.]
- The state of being close.

Meaning of 'closeness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . closeness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- close or warm friendship
Example in sentence:
  • the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy
Meaning (2):
- the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
Example in sentence:
  • the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action
Meaning (3):
- a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
Example in sentence:
  • their closeness grew as the night wore on

Nearby Words:

cloaca cloacae cloacal cloak cloaked cloakedly cloaking cloakroom clock clocklike

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