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Definition of closeness : The state of being close.

Synonyms:

fineness, intimacy, minginess, accuracy, indecorum, conversance, ultraprecision, constriction, density, conscientiousness, exactness, concentration, meticulousness, pains, affaire, rigorousness, love, stodginess, affair, tautness, parsimony, meticulosity, cheapness, tightfistedness, familiarity, miserliness, carefulness, involvement, niggardliness, immediacy, silence, belonging, amour, exactitude, denseness, liberty, thrift, stringency, nicety, rigor, secretiveness, penuriousness, meanness, inseparability, scrupulousness, acquaintance, conversancy, delicacy, impropriety, comradeship, heedfulness, parsimoniousness, perfection, veracity, fellowship, penny-pinching, secrecy, propinquity, heed, cheeseparing, stinginess, niggardness, accurateness, contiguity, casualness, stuffiness, liaison, tightness, pinching, companionship, preciseness, beastliness, compactness

friendliness, friendship, affection, amiability, congeniality, affinity, empathy, companionability, amicability, neighborliness, chumminess, sociability, warmheartedness, like-mindedness

likeness, similitude, alikeness, match, resemblance, analogy, twin, imitation, similarity, sameness, semblance, analog

nearness, neighborhood, juxtaposition, adjacency, proximity, vicinity, verge

Usage examples:

• To maintain this closeness of fit the following construction is designed. - "Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II", Joshua Rose.
• On the eve of the election an incident occurred which would have been of no importance if it had not been for the closeness of the contest. - "The United States Since The Civil War", Charles Ramsdell Lingley.
• I had just found time to become aware of the excessive heat and closeness of the atmosphere. - "The Strange Adventures of Eric Blackburn", Harry Collingwood.