closeness

closeness

English

Etymology

close +‎ -ness

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kləʊsnəs/

Noun

closeness (usually uncountable, plural closenesses)

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

proximity — see proximity

The state of being friends

Bulgarian: приятелство (bg) n (prijátelstvo) Finnish: läheisyys (fi)

Romanian: prietenie (ro) f

The state of being mean or stingy

Bulgarian: стиснатост (bg) f (stisnatost)

The state of being secretive

Bulgarian: потайност (bg) f (potajnost)

Danish: lukkethed c

solitude, seclusion

Russian: уедине́ние (ru) n (ujedinénije)

The shortest path between two vertices in a graph