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Closeness vs Literalness - What's the difference?

closeness | literalness | Synonyms |

Closeness is a synonym of literalness.


As nouns the difference between closeness and literalness

is that closeness is the state of being physically close while literalness is the property of being literal.

closeness

English

Noun

(-)
  • The state of being physically close
  • The state of being friends
  • The state of being mean or stingy
  • The state of being secretive
  • (mathematics) The shortest path between two vertices in a graph
  • (archaic) Solitude, seclusion
  • * 1610 , , act 1 scene 2
  • *:I thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated / To closeness and the bettering of my mind [...]

    • Synonyms

    * (physical) proximity, nearness * (friends) intimacy * (stingy) * (secretive)

    literalness

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The property of being literal.