| noun | a feeling of being intimate and belonging together “their closeness grew as the night wore on” |
| noun | the quality of being close and poorly ventilated |
| noun | the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance “the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action” |
| noun | extreme stinginess |
| noun | characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) |
| noun | close or warm friendship “the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy” |
| close | adjective | close in relevance or relationship |
| stuffy | adjective | lacking fresh air |
| near | adjective | not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances |
| mean | adjective | (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity |
| mingy | adjective | (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity |
| niggardly | adjective | petty or reluctant in giving or spending |
| parsimonious | adjective | excessively unwilling to spend |
| tight | adjective | (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity |
| tightfisted | adjective | unwilling to part with money |
| secretive | adjective | inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information |
| familiar | adjective | having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship |