closeness
Being right there
Closeness is the state of being near—physically, emotionally, or in degree.
Physical closeness is proximity: the closeness of the houses made privacy impossible.
Emotional closeness is intimacy: I value the closeness I have with my sister.
Closeness can also describe similarity: the closeness of their test scores surprised the teacher.
A close race or close call has closeness—a narrow margin.
State of being close
- adjacencyState of being beside
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- contiguityState of touching directly
- immediacyQuality of being direct
neighboring · juxtaposition · accessibility · handiness · reachability · approach · abutment · propinquity
Harmonious mutual connection
- empathySharing another's emotions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
friendship · understanding · support · sympathy · harmony · kinship · mutuality · togetherness
Trusted keeper of secrets
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- trustConfidence in another
- secretsConcealed information
- candorUnguarded truthfulness
heart-to-heart · embrace · soulmate · confiding · openness · private · innermost · confessional
Intense fond attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
attachment · care · cherish · adoration · compassion · endearment · kindness · gentleness
Person slightly known
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
- conversanceFamiliarity through experience
insight · comprehension · experience · habituation · acclimatization · orientation · comfort · ease
Comfortable tightness or warmth
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- compactnessState of being compressed
- firmnessResistance to deformation
tension · squeezing · narrowness · tautness · contraction · clenching · fit · hugging
nearness
State of being close
- adjacencyState of being beside
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- contiguityState of touching directly
immediacy · neighboring · juxtaposition · accessibility · handiness · reachability · approach · abutment · propinquity · next-door
rapport
Harmonious mutual connection
- empathySharing another's emotions
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
- solidarityUnity among allies
fellowship · friendship · understanding · support · sympathy · harmony · kinship · mutuality · togetherness · communion
confidant
Trusted keeper of secrets
- vulnerabilityOpenness to harm
- trustConfidence in another
- secretsConcealed information
candor · heart-to-heart · embrace · soulmate · confiding · openness · private · innermost · confessional · discretion
love
Intense fond attachment
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- warmthHeat you feel
- fondnessWarm liking or affection
devotion · attachment · care · cherish · adoration · compassion · endearment · kindness · gentleness · affinity
acquaintance
Person slightly known
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- knowledgeUnderstood facts and skills
conversance · insight · comprehension · experience · habituation · acclimatization · orientation · comfort · ease · informality
snugness
Comfortable tightness or warmth
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- constrictionTightening or narrowing action
- compactnessState of being compressed
firmness · tension · squeezing · narrowness · tautness · contraction · clenching · fit · hugging · binding
- connectionslink, links, connect, connection, tie
- family bondslove, parent-child bond, trust, sibling bond, loyalty
- romancelove story, amor, love, boyfriend, courting
- relationship bondsfriendship, partnership, marriage, devotion, loyalty
- Relationship Dynamicstrust, loyalty, betrayal, jealousy, support
- Relationship qualitiestrust, loyalty, honesty, respect, kindness
closenessdistance
Space between two points
farness · remoteness · separation · apartness · removal
closenessdistance
Space between two points
estrangement · aloofness · detachment · alienation · coldness
closenessimprecision
Lack of exactness
looseness · inexactness · inaccuracy · impreciseness · inexactitude