closeness
a strong feeling of being emotionally close to someone
a strong, trusting emotional relationship in which people feel deeply connected and comfortable with each other
being near, not far away
the state of being near in distance or position
how much two things are similar
the degree to which two things are alike or nearly the same
how close something is to being correct
the degree to which something is close to a correct value, desired result, or accepted standard
how tight something is
the quality of fitting tightly or being closely packed, with little space between parts
how small the difference is between winners and losers
the degree to which a competition, election, or decision is balanced, with only a small difference between sides
not wanting to spend money
an unwillingness to spend or give money; stinginess
- Base: closeness
- Plural: closeness
a sense of closeness
1feeling emotionally connected
a feeling that you are close to someone
- Working side by side gave them a sense of closeness.
- The reunion brought back a sense of closeness with old friends.
- Shared meals can create a sense of closeness in a team.
- I feel a sense of closeness with my classmates.
closeness between [people/groups]
1mutual emotional connection
a strong connection that two people share
- There’s a special closeness between twins.
- The crisis created closeness between neighbors who barely spoke before.
- They tried to rebuild the closeness between the two communities.
- There is closeness between me and my sister.
closeness to [place/thing]
1nearness to a place
being near a place or thing
- We liked the neighborhood for its closeness to parks and cafés.
- Closeness to the train line can affect property prices.
- They chose the venue for its closeness to downtown.
- This house has closeness to the station.
closeness with [someone]
1personal bond with someone
a close relationship with someone
- He valued his closeness with his grandfather.
- Over time, she felt a growing closeness with her new colleagues.
- They talked openly, which increased their closeness with each other.
- I have closeness with my family.
the closeness of the race/election
1very small winning margin
how even the competition is
- The closeness of the race led to a recount.
- Because of the closeness of the election, both sides declared victory early.
- Commentators focused on the closeness of the contest in key districts.
- The closeness of the election surprised people.