closeness

English

Etymology

close +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kləʊsnəs/

Noun

closeness (uncountable)

1. The state of being physically close
2. The state of being friends
3. The state of being mean or stingy
4. The state of being secretive
5. (mathematics) The shortest path between two vertices in a graph
6. (archaic) Solitude, seclusion
   • 1610, The Tempest, by Shakespeare, act 1 scene 2

     I thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated / To closeness and the bettering of my mind [...]

Synonyms

• (physical): proximity, nearness
• (friends): intimacy
• (stingy):
• (secretive):

Translations

The state of being physically close

• Bulgarian: близост (bg) f (blizost)
• Finnish: läheisyys

• Polish: bliskość (pl) f
• Spanish: cercanía (es) f
• Turkish: yakınlık (tr)

The state of being friends

• Bulgarian: приятелство (bg) n (prijátelstvo)

• Finnish: läheisyys

The state of being mean or stingy

• Bulgarian: стиснатост (bg) f (stisnatost)

The state of being secretive

• Bulgarian: потайност (bg) f (potajnost)

solitude, seclusion

• Russian: уединение (ru) n (ujedinénije)

The shortest path between two vertices in a graph