| slovo | definícia |
closeness
(mass) | closeness
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closeness
(encz) | closeness,blízkost IvČa |
Closeness
(gcide) | Closeness \Close"ness\, n.
The state of being close.
[1913 Webster]
Half stifled by the closeness of the room. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus,
nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
An affectation of closeness and covetousness.
--Addison.
Syn: Narrowness; oppressiveness; strictness; secrecy;
compactness; conciseness; nearness; intimacy; tightness;
stinginess; literalness.
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closeness
(wn) | closeness
n 1: a feeling of being intimate and belonging together; "their
closeness grew as the night wore on" [syn: closeness,
intimacy]
2: the quality of being close and poorly ventilated [syn:
stuffiness, closeness]
3: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small
distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into
action" [syn: nearness, closeness] [ant: farawayness,
farness, remoteness]
4: extreme stinginess [syn: meanness, minginess,
niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony,
parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness,
closeness]
5: characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's
actions or purposes) [syn: closeness, secretiveness]
[ant: nakedness, openness]
6: close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a
mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" [syn:
familiarity, intimacy, closeness] |
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closenesses
(encz) | closenesses, |
Closeness
(gcide) | Closeness \Close"ness\, n.
The state of being close.
[1913 Webster]
Half stifled by the closeness of the room. --Swift.
[1913 Webster]
We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus,
nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius.
--Bacon.
[1913 Webster]
An affectation of closeness and covetousness.
--Addison.
Syn: Narrowness; oppressiveness; strictness; secrecy;
compactness; conciseness; nearness; intimacy; tightness;
stinginess; literalness.
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