closeness
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈkloʊsnəs/
- I would love for my family to always feel that closeness that people feel when they truly love each other.
- emotional closeness
- closeness in relationships
- family closeness
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Watch on YouTubeAnd through this, a closeness develops, as Alder says.
- And through this, a closeness develops, as Alder says.
- And then as soon as he gets to a certain level of closeness, then he will turn cold.
- What's the best thing I can do to foster their closeness?
- But I have this incredible special specialness and closeness with Sean.
- Folks who are called codependent often experience anxiety around closeness and anxiety around separation.
- The more you love and the more intimacy and closeness you have with a person, the more it's going to hurt.
- That that space of closeness we call intimacy is the way the human brain builds.
- When you mentioned Deshawn and your guys's closeness, it obviously brings me back to thinking about you in high school.
Examples
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This is sharing secrets, a feeling of closeness, connectedness, bonding.
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Is that you... you lose that closeness with the people you love the most.
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In my heart I felt a closeness, a trust.
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How does all this closeness make you feel?
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- Well, she opened up to me about feeling jealous of our closeness.
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In short, the conservative good life is a life of closeness and affection.
Academic text (1994) -
Other relatives invest in gifts according to the closeness of the relationship and their economic standing.
Academic text (1995) -
I miss the closeness that I felt with Rapture.
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I don't feel any particular closeness to Mary, but I do feel connected with the school.
Academic text (1992) -
The closeness between the friends deepened as they shared their personal stories.
Synonyms
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1.8
A close emotional or romantic connection between two people
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1.4
A gentle warm feeling for a person, animal, or thing
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4.2
A close loving relationship where people share personal feelings
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3.3
A strong feeling of liking and caring for someone or something
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1.0
A friendly, kind feeling in the way someone speaks or acts
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2.9
A pleasant feeling of being with someone and not alone
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3.4
A gentle caring feeling of love and concern for someone
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2.8
A strong warm liking for a person or thing
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3.4
A feeling of closeness and support between people
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3.4
A relaxed friendly way of behaving toward people you know well
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3.4
A strong feeling of closeness between people or toward a place
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2.8
A close connection between people with trust and care
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3.4
A deep, lasting connection between people or animals
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7.8
A close emotional connection with someone that shows deep understanding
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1.1
A feeling of kindness and affection toward someone
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Morphology
Etymology
Closeness comes from close, which originally meant 'shut together', from the old Latin claudere 'to shut'. So being close with someone is like being 'near' and together in a warm, personal way.