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Grammar : Noun
Spell : verb klohz; adjective, adverb klohs or for 51, klohz; noun klohz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, klohs for 61, 62, 66
Phonetic Transcription : verb kloʊz; adjective, adverb kloʊs or for 51, kloʊz; noun kloʊz for 59, 60, 63–65, 67, 68, kloʊs for 61, 62, 66



Definition of closeness

Origin :
  • mid-15c., "confined condition," from close (adj.) + -ness. Meaning "stuffiness" (of air) is from 1590s; meaning "nearness" is from 1716.
  • noun nearness
Example sentences :
  • For months there was this happiness of the closeness of her.
  • Extract from : « Life Sentence » by James McConnell
  • It really did not trouble Irene that Lorna should cling to this habit of closeness.
  • Extract from : « The Jolliest School of All » by Angela Brazil
  • The closeness of this vote explained the welcome that was extended to the new-comers.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Mormons » by William Alexander Linn
  • Closeness to the natural environment is definitive of this stage.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • Well, I imagine I should look at a man who preferred a claim of that sort with some closeness!
  • Extract from : « Robert Elsmere » by Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Part way in she was, when her closeness to the coral edge compelled her to go about.
  • Extract from : « A Son Of The Sun » by Jack London
  • Notwithstanding the closeness of this hole, it was excessively cold.
  • Extract from : « Rattlin the Reefer » by Edward Howard
  • Only he did not trouble his grandfather with the closeness of his acquaintance with his neighbours.
  • Extract from : « Patsy » by S. R. Crockett
  • Let us inspect with some closeness the organization of the institution.
  • Extract from : « Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements » by Various
  • And then on top of that was the feeling of community, of closeness coming from our people.
  • Extract from : « Inside John Barth » by William W. Stuart

Synonyms for closeness

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