Close"ness , n. The state of
being close.
Half stifled
by the closeness of the room.
Swift. We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius.
Bacon. An affectation of closeness and covetousness.
Addison. Syn. -- Narrowness; oppressiveness; strictness; secrecy; compactness; conciseness; nearness;
intimacy; tightness;
stinginess; literalness.
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