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closeness

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    • UK Pronunciation
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    • [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
    • /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /
    • /ˈkləʊs.nəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66]
    • /verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66 /

Definitions of closeness word

  • verb with object closeness to put (something) in a position to obstruct an entrance, opening, etc.; shut. 1
  • verb with object closeness to stop or obstruct (a gap, entrance, aperture, etc.): to close a hole in a wall with plaster. 1
  • verb with object closeness to block or hinder passage across or access to: to close a border to tourists; to close the woods to picnickers. 1
  • verb with object closeness to stop or obstruct the entrances, apertures, or gaps in: He closed the crate and tied it up. 1
  • verb with object closeness (of the mind) to make imperceptive or inaccessible: to close one's mind to the opposite opinion. 1
  • verb with object closeness to bring together the parts of; join; unite (often followed by up): Close up those ranks! The surgeon closed the incision. 1

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Origin of closeness

First appearance:

before 1050
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1050; (noun, adj.) Middle English clos < Anglo-French, Old French < Latin clausus, past participle of claudere to close (cf. clause); (v.) Middle English closen, verbal derivative of the adj. (compare Old English clȳsan, beclȳsan to shut in, enclose, verbal derivative of clūse bar, enclosure < Medieval Latin clūsa, for Latin clausa, feminine of clausus); noun and adj. senses with voiced pronunciation of s are presumably modern deverbal derivatives

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Parts of speech for Closeness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

closeness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

closeness usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for closeness

noun closeness

  • intimacy — the state of being intimate.
  • proximity — nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.
  • strictness — characterized by or acting in close conformity to requirements or principles: a strict observance of rituals.
  • density — Density is the extent to which something is filled or covered with people or things.
  • propinquity — nearness in place; proximity.

Antonyms for closeness

noun closeness

  • openness — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
  • distance — the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
  • freshness — newly made or obtained: fresh footprints.

Top questions with closeness

  • how to get closeness back in a relationship?
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