closeness
- noun
- /ˈkloʊsnəs/
- Archaic
:
tacañería
Examples
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She'd worn her jeans and work shirt from her Girl Friday days, but now she wished she had worn something with spikes on it to fend off his hideously unwelcome closeness.
Fiction book (1990) -
His extreme closeness to money made it hard for him to enjoy life.
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Her closeness to her savings accounted for her refusal to go out with friends.
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People often criticized him for his closeness when it came to sharing resources.
Synonyms
2
9.9
A strong habit of not spending money or using resources
2
6.7
Not willing to spend money or share things
1
6.8
A habit of not wanting to give or spend money
1
8.2
Not wanting to spend money, even on small things you need
Not wanting to spend money or share things
Being unwilling to spend money, even when needed
A strong unwillingness to spend money
Not wanting to spend money or share with others
Extreme unwillingness to give or spend money
Not willing to spend money or give things to others
A strong dislike of spending money or using things
Not giving money or help when others expect it
Antonyms
How Stingy
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Closeness comes from close, from the old Latin claudere 'to shut'. Think of money 'shut' away and not given out — that image explains why closeness can mean being unwilling to spend or share.