Dictionary Entry

closeness

closeness is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The state of being close. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 7 senses

Definitions

1noun
The state of being close.
2noun
close or warm friendship
"the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"
Synonyms
familiarity intimacy
3noun
characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
Synonyms
secretiveness
4noun
extreme stinginess
Synonyms
meanness minginess niggardliness niggardness parsimony tightfistedness tightness
5noun
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
"the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
Synonyms
nearness
6noun
the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
Synonyms
stuffiness
7noun
a feeling of being intimate and belonging together
"their closeness grew as the night wore on"
Synonyms
intimacy

Synonyms

familiarity intimacy secretiveness meanness minginess niggardliness niggardness parsimony tightfistedness tightness nearness stuffiness

Common word forms

closenesses

Words from these letters

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