1. The property of being close together
   "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action";
   - proximity, propinquity, nearness
    
2. Close or warm friendship
   "the absence of fences created a mysterious closeness in which no one knew privacy";
   - familiarity, intimacy
    
3. A feeling of being intimate and belonging together
   "their closeness grew as the night wore on";
   - intimacy
    
4. The quality of being close and poorly ventilated
   "The closeness of the air in the crowded elevator was uncomfortable";
   - stuffiness
    
5. Extreme stinginess
   "His closeness with money made him refuse to tip waiters";
   - meanness, minginess [informal], niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness
    
6. Characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
   "His closeness regarding company matters frustrated his colleagues";
   - secretiveness

Type of: belonging, distance, friendliness, quality, stinginess [informal], unsociability, unsociableness

Antonym: nakedness, remoteness

Encyclopedia: Closeness