close (kl s)adj. clos·er, clos·est 1. Being near in space or time. See Usage Note at redundancy. 2. Being near in relationship: close relatives. 3. Bound by mutual interests, loyalties, or affections; intimate: close friends. 4. Having little or no space between elements or parts; tight and compact: a close weave. 5. Being near the surface; short: a close haircut. 6. Being on the brink of: close to tears. 7. Decided by a narrow margin; almost even: a close election. 8. Faithful to the original: a close copy. 9. Rigorous; thorough: close attention; close supervision. 10. Shut; closed. 11. Shut in; enclosed. 12. Confining or narrow; crowded: close quarters. 13. Fitting tightly: close garments. 14. Lacking fresh air; stuffy: a close room. 15. Confined to specific persons or groups: a close secret. 16. Strictly confined or guarded: kept under close custody. 17. Hidden from view; secluded. 18. Secretive; reticent: was close about her personal life. 19. Giving or spending with reluctance; stingy. 20. Not easily acquired; scarce: Money was close. 21. Linguistics Pronounced with the tongue near the palate, as the ee in meet. Used of vowels. 22. Marked by more rather than less punctuation, especially commas. v. (kl z) closed, clos·ing, clos·es v.tr. 1. To move (a door, for example) so that an opening or passage is covered or obstructed; shut. 2. To bar access to: closed the road for repairs. 3. To fill or stop up: closed the cracks with plaster. 4. To stop the operations of permanently or temporarily: closed down the factory. 5. To make unavailable for use: closed the area to development; closed the database to further changes. 6. To bring to an end; terminate: close a letter; close a bank account. 7. To bring together all the elements or parts of: Management closed ranks and ostracized the troublemaker. 8. To join or unite; bring into contact: close a circuit. 9. To draw or bind together the edges of: close a wound. 10. Sports To modify (one's stance), as in baseball or golf, by turning the body so that the forward shoulder and foot are closer to the intended point of impact with the ball. 11. To complete the final details or negotiations on: close a deal. 12. Archaic To enclose on all sides. v.intr. 1. To become shut: The door closed quietly. 2. To come to an end; finish: The book closes on a hopeful note. 3. To reach an agreement; come to terms. 4. To cease operation: The shop closes at six. 5. To be priced or listed at a specified amount when trading ends: Stocks closed higher on Monday. 6. a. To engage at close quarters: closed with the enemy. b. To draw near: The orbiter closed with the space station in preparation for docking. 7. To come together: My arms closed around the little child. 8. Baseball To finish a game by protecting a lead. Used of relief pitchers. n. (kl z)1. The act of closing. 2. A conclusion; a finish: The meeting came to a close. 3. Music The concluding part of a phrase or theme; a cadence. 4. (kl s) An enclosed place, especially land surrounding or beside a cathedral or other building.5. (kl s) Chiefly British A narrow way or alley.6. Archaic A fight at close quarters. adv. (kl Phrasal Verbs: s) closer, closest In a close position or manner; closely: stayed close together. close in 1. To seem to be gathering in on all sides: The problems closed in. 2. To advance on a target so as to block escape: The police closed in on the sniper. 3. To surround so as to make unusable: The airport was closed in by fog. close out Idioms: 1. To dispose of (a line of merchandise) at reduced prices. 2. To terminate, as by selling: close out a business. close to home So as to affect one's feelings or interests: Her comment hit close to home. close to the wind Nautical At a close angle into the direction from which the wind is blowing: sailing close to the wind. [Middle English clos, closed, from Old French, from Latin clausus, past participle of claudere, to close. V., from Middle English closen, from Old French clore, clos-, from Latin claudere.] close  ly adv.close ness n.clos ing (klz ng) n.Synonyms: close, immediate, near, nearby, nigh, proximate These adjectives mean not far from another in space, time, or relationship: an airport close to town; her immediate family; his nearest relative; a nearby library; our nighest neighbor; the proximate neighborhood. See Also Synonyms at complete. Antonym: far |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  closeness - a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their closeness grew as the night wore on"belonging - happiness felt in a secure relationship; "with his classmates he felt a sense of belonging" togetherness - affectionate closeness; "togetherness is the new wonder ingredient in marriage" |
| 2. | closeness - the quality of being close and poorly ventilated quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare | |
| 3. | closeness - the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action" distance - the property created by the space between two objects or points propinquity, proximity - the property of being close together | |
| 4. | closeness - extreme stinginess minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, tightfistedness, meanness, parsimoniousness, parsimony, tightness stinginess - a lack of generosity; a general unwillingness to part with money miserliness - total lack of generosity with money | |
| 5. | closeness - characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) unsociability, unsociableness - an unsociable disposition; avoiding friendship or companionship furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness - a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously | |
| 6. |  closeness - close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"friendliness - a friendly disposition |
closeness
noun
2. imminence, nearness, impendency this ever-present feeling of the closeness of death
3. intimacy, love, devotion, confidentiality, familiarity, dearness, inseparability He experienced a lack of closeness to his parents during childhood.
Translations
closeness [ˈkləʊsnɪs] N
2. [of friendship] → intimidad f
3. [of weather, atmosphere] → pesadez f, bochorno m; [of room] → mala ventilación f
closeness
n
(fig, of friendship) → Innigkeit f; thanks to the closeness of their co-operation … → dank ihrer engen Zusammenarbeit …; the closeness of their relationship/resemblance caused problems → ihre so enge Beziehung/ihre große Ähnlichkeit verursachte Probleme
(fig: of reasoning) → Schlüssigkeit f; (Sport, of game) → Geschlossenheit f; the closeness of the print/weave → die große Druck-/(Ge)webedichte
(of examination, interrogation) → Genauigkeit f; (of watch) → Strenge f; (of translation) → Textnähe f → or -treue f
closeness [ˈkləʊsnɪs] n (nearness) → vicinanza; (of friendship) → profondità; (of room) → mancanza d'aria
the closeness of the weather → il tempo afoso
the closeness of the resemblance → la stretta somiglianza
closeness [ˈkləʊsnɪs] n (nearness) → vicinanza; (of friendship) → profondità; (of room) → mancanza d'aria
the closeness of the weather → il tempo afoso
the closeness of the resemblance → la stretta somiglianza
the closeness of the weather → il tempo afoso
the closeness of the resemblance → la stretta somiglianza
closeness [ˈkləʊsnɪs] n (nearness) → vicinanza; (of friendship) → profondità; (of room) → mancanza d'aria
the closeness of the weather → il tempo afoso
the closeness of the resemblance → la stretta somiglianza
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