单词 | closeness |
释义 | 1 (noun) the closeness of the Chinese mainland to Hong Kong Synonyms nearness The nearness of the house to the station is an added bonus. proximity families living in close proximity to one another handiness adjacency 2 (noun) The closeness of the wedding is making me nervous. Synonyms imminence nearness the later years, when we become aware of the nearness of death imminentness impendency 3 (noun) He experienced a lack of closeness to his parents during childhood. Synonyms intimacy a means of achieving intimacy with another person love Our love for each other has been increased by what we've been through together. devotion confidentiality familiarity Close personal familiarity between councillors and staff can prove embarrassing. dearness inseparability lovingness devotedness confidentialness familiarness intimateness aroha (New Zealand) 4 (noun) Synonyms carefulness alertness feelings of greater alertness and ability to concentrate thoroughness earnestness keenness attentiveness doggedness fixedness intentness intensiveness assiduousness minuteness rigorousness painstakingness searchingness 5 (noun) Synonyms compactness thickness the tumbling thickness of his hair tightness impenetrability snugness denseness solidness crowdedness impenetrableness 6 (noun) Synonyms accuracy The text cannot be guaranteed as to the accuracy of speakers' words. faithfulness strictness exactness literalness literality preciseness 7 (noun) Synonyms stuffiness thickness humidity The heat and humidity were insufferable. heaviness staleness oppressiveness airlessness sultriness mugginess frowstiness confinedness humidness 8 (noun) Synonyms secretiveness reticence She didn't mind his reticence. taciturnity uncommunicativeness secludedness 9 (noun) Synonyms meanness This careful attitude to money can border on meanness. parsimony (formal) Due to the parsimony of the local council, only one machine was built. stinginess miserliness She had always despised miserliness. niggardliness illiberality illiberalness minginess (British, informal) penuriousness Additional synonymsin the sense of alertness feelings of greater alertness and ability to concentrate Synonyms watchfulness, vigilance, agility, wariness, quickness, liveliness, readiness, circumspection, attentiveness, spiritedness, briskness, nimbleness, perceptiveness, carefulness, sprightliness, promptitude, activeness, heedfulness in the sense of familiarity Close personal familiarity between councillors and staff can prove embarrassing. Synonyms friendliness, friendship, intimacy, closeness, freedom, ease, openness, fellowship, informality, sociability, naturalness, absence of reserve, unceremoniousness in the sense of humidity Definition dampness The heat and humidity were insufferable. Synonyms damp, moisture, dampness, wetness, moistness, sogginess, dankness, clamminess, mugginess, humidness Nearby words of |
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