CLOSENESS Synonyms
There are 12 hypernyms of the word closeness. (close relations)
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| intimacy | nounn | |||||
noun • close or warm friendship • a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship • a feeling of being intimate and belonging together | ||||||
| nearness | nounn | |||||
noun • the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance | ||||||
| familiarity | nounn | |||||
noun • personal knowledge or information about someone or something • usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known • close or warm friendship • a casual manner • an act of undue intimacy | ||||||
| proximity | nounn | |||||
noun • the property of being close together • the region close around a person or thing • a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit | ||||||
| affinity | nounn | |||||
noun • (immunology) the attraction between an antigen and an antibody • (anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship • (biology) state of relationship between organisms or groups of organisms resulting in resemblance in structure or structural parts • a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character • the force attracting atoms to each other and binding them together in a molecule • inherent resemblance between persons or things • a natural attraction or feeling of kinship | ||||||
| attachment | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of affection for a person or an institution • a supplementary part or accessory • a writ authorizing the seizure of property that may be needed for the payment of a judgment in a judicial proceeding • a connection that fastens things together • faithful support for a cause or political party or religion • the act of attaching or affixing something • the act of fastening things together | ||||||
| bond | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • United States civil rights leader who was elected to the legislature in Georgia but was barred from taking his seat because he opposed the Vietnam War (born 1940) • an electrical force linking atoms • British secret operative 007 in novels by Ian Fleming • a certificate of debt (usually interest-bearing or discounted) that is issued by a government or corporation in order to raise money; the issuer is required to pay a fixed sum annually until maturity and then a fixed sum to repay the principal • a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest • (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial • a restraint that confines or restricts freedom (especially something used to tie down or restrain a prisoner) • a connection that fastens things together • a superior quality of strong durable white writing paper; originally made for printing documents • the property of sticking together (as of glue and wood) or the joining of surfaces of different composition verb • stick to firmly • create social or emotional ties • issue bonds on • bring together in a common cause or emotion | ||||||
| connection | nounn | |||||
noun • a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it) • the state of being connected • an instrumentality that connects • (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship) • the process of bringing ideas or events together in memory or imagination • a connecting shape • a supplier (especially of narcotics) • shifting from one form of transportation to another • the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication) | ||||||
| kinship | nounn | |||||
noun • a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character • (anthropology) relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption | ||||||
| relation | nounn | |||||
noun • an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together • sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur • a person related by blood or marriage • an act of narration • (law) the principle that an act done at a later time is deemed by law to have occurred at an earlier time • (usually plural) mutual dealings or connections among persons or groups | ||||||
| solidarity | nounn | |||||
noun • a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group | ||||||
| togetherness | nounn | |||||
noun • affectionate closeness | ||||||
| meanness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being deliberately mean • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| minginess | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| niggardliness | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| niggardness | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| parsimoniousness | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| parsimony | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily • extreme stinginess | ||||||
| secretiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) • the trait of keeping things secret | ||||||
| stuffiness | nounn | |||||
noun • state of obstruction or stoppage or air in the nose or throat • the quality of being close and poorly ventilated • dull and pompous gravity | ||||||
