closeness
English
/ˈkləʊsnəs/
noun
Definitions
- The state of being close (all senses)
- The state of being friends
- The state of being mean or stingy
- The state of being secretive
- (mathematics) The shortest path between two vertices in a graph
- (archaic) Solitude, seclusion
Etymology
Suffix from English close (enclosed).
Origin
English
close
Gloss
enclosed
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- autoclose English
- beclose English
- closability English
- closable English
- close English
- close stoole English
- close-handed English
- close-stool English
- closeability English
- closeable English
- closeby English
- closefisted English
- closehanded English
- closely English
- closeminded English
- closemouthed English
- closen English
- closereefed English
- closestool English
- closet English
- closeth English
- closish English
- enclose English
- foreclose English
- interclose English
- misclose English
- number close English
- overclose English
- reclose English
- supercloseness English
- unclose English
- upclose English
- clos French
- closen Middle English
- clós Irish
- close
- closet
- closen
- closeby
- beclose
- unclose
- upclose
- closeth
- closely
- closish
- enclose
- reclose
- closable
- misclose
- closeable
- foreclose
- overclose
- autoclose
- closestool
- interclose
- closehanded
- close-stool
- closefisted
- closeminded
- closability
- closereefed
- number close
- closemouthed
- closeability
- close stoole
- close-handed
- supercloseness