closeness
- noun
- /ˈkloʊsnəs/
- Archaic
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
1
9.9
A strong habit of not spending money or using resources
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
1
6.7
Not willing to spend money or share things
1
9.9
Extreme unwillingness to give or spend money
1
8.6
Being unwilling to spend money, even when needed
1
9.9
A strong dislike of spending money or using things
1
9.9
A strong unwillingness to spend money
1
8.8
Not willing to spend money or give things to others
Not wanting to spend money or share things
Not wanting to spend money or share with others
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.