ˈkləʊsnəs fəmɪlɪˈæɹɪti ˈɪn.tɪ.mə.si ˈpɑɹ.sə.ˌmoʊ.ni close or warm friendship the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes) extreme stinginess the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action the quality of being close and poorly ventilated a feeling of being intimate and belonging together their closeness grew as the night wore on