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Close (Adjective)

Meaning¹

At or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other; "close to noon"; "how close are we to town?"; "a close formation of ships".

Examples

The two friends sat close together on the couch, holding hands.
She was close to tears as she watched the sad movie.
The close proximity of the houses made it difficult to have a private conversation.
The hikers were close to the summit, but had to turn back due to bad weather.
The team maintained a close formation as they ran onto the field.

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Closeness (noun)

Meaning²

Rigorously attentive; strict and thorough; "close supervision"; "paid close attention"; "a close study"; "kept a close watch on expenditures".

Meaning³

Marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts".

Meaning⁴

Lacking fresh air; "a dusty airless attic"; "the dreadfully close atmosphere"; "hot and stuffy and the air was blue with smoke".

Meaning⁵

(of a contest or contestants) evenly matched; "a close contest"; "a close election"; "a tight game".

Meaning⁶

Inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information; "although they knew her whereabouts her friends kept close about it".

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Closeness (noun)

Meaning⁷

Close in relevance or relationship; "a close family"; "we are all...in close sympathy with..."; "close kin"; "a close resemblance".

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Closeness (noun)

Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call".