# closeness

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkləʊs.nəs/ · frequency rank #24,115

## Definitions
1. The state of being close (all senses)
2. The state of being friends
3. The state of being mean or stingy
4. The state of being secretive
5. The shortest path between two vertices in a graph
6. Solitude, seclusion

## Etymology
From close + -ness.

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccloseness`, `clloseness`, `cloesness`, `closeenss`, `closenes`, `closenness`, `closenses`, `closneess`, `closseness`, `clsoeness`, `colseness`, `lcoseness`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/closeness