Closeness
['klosnɪs]
Definition
(noun.) characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes).
(noun.) a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; 'their closeness grew as the night wore on'.
Editor: Maynard--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of being close.
Editor: Natasha
Examples
- His gorgeousness was not unmixed with dirt; and both in complexion and consistency he had suffered from the closeness of his pantry. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- His closeness to me is the very thing that will hinder the tale from reaching him early. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Hermione and Ursula strayed on together, united in a sudden bond of deep affection and closeness. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It is a terrible moment in young lives when the closeness of love's bond has turned to this power of galling. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
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