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# closeness

noun (closeness, uncountable)

«closeness» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Closeness is being near to something in space or time. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#m1)
2. Closeness is a strong, warm friendship or love between people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#m2)
3. Closeness can also mean that the air in a room is warm and stuffy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories closeness describes a strong bond between family members or friends. In science and maths it can describe how near two things or numbers are. Phrases: the closeness of a family, the closeness of the race, closeness between friends.

### Examples

- The closeness of the two sisters was lovely to see. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#x1)
- Because of the closeness of the shops, we walked there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#x2)
- The closeness of the score made the game exciting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#x3)
- Their closeness grew as they shared a tent at camp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#x4)
- The closeness of the room made me sleepy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#x5)
- Dogs show closeness by staying next to their owners. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural. Here «close» is said with a soft s: KLOHS-ness, from «close» meaning near, not «close» meaning shut (KLOHZ).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «closeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/closeness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«closeness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/closeness.html) on Mova free.