closeness

closeness
noun, no pl.
1) (nearness in space or time) Nähe, die
2) (intimacy) Enge, die
3) (rigorousness) Genauigkeit, die; (of questioning) Nachdrücklichkeit, die
4) (of atmosphere, air) Schwüle, die

the closeness of the fit — der genaue Sitz

the closeness of a translation — die Worttreue einer Übersetzung

* * *
noun die Nähe
* * *
close·ness
[ˈkləʊsnəs, AM ˈkloʊ-]
n
1. no pl (nearness) Nähe f
2. no pl (intimacy) Vertrautheit f, Intimität f
3. BRIT (airlessness) Schwüle f; (stuffiness) Stickigkeit f; of the weather Schwülheit f
* * *
['kləʊsnɪs]
n
1) (= nearness in time) Nähe f

she could feel his closeness to her — sie konnte seine Nähe fühlen

2) (fig of friendship) Innigkeit f

thanks to the closeness of their co-operation ... — dank ihrer engen Zusammenarbeit ...

the closeness of their relationship/resemblance caused problems — ihre so enge Beziehung/ihre große Ähnlichkeit verursachte Probleme

3) (fig of reasoning) Schlüssigkeit f; (SPORT, of game) Geschlossenheit f

the closeness of the print/weave — die große Druck-/(Ge)webedichte

4) (of examination, interrogation) Genauigkeit f; (of watch) Strenge f; (of translation) Textnähe f or -treue f
5)

the closeness (of the air) — die Schwüle; (indoors) die stickige Luft

6) (of race etc) knapper Ausgang

the closeness of the finish — der knappe Ausgang des Rennens

* * *
closeness [ˈkləʊsnıs] s
1. Nähe f:
closeness of relationship enge Beziehung;
closeness to life Lebensnähe
2. Knappheit f
3. Festigkeit f, Dichtheit f, Dichte f
4. Genauigkeit f
5. Verschwiegenheit f, Verschlossenheit f
6. Schwüle f, Stickigkeit f
7. Schärfe f, Strenge f
8. Geiz m
* * *
noun, no pl.
1) (nearness in space or time) Nähe, die
2) (intimacy) Enge, die
3) (rigorousness) Genauigkeit, die; (of questioning) Nachdrücklichkeit, die
4) (of atmosphere, air) Schwüle, die
5) (exactness)

the closeness of the fit — der genaue Sitz

the closeness of a translation — die Worttreue einer Übersetzung

* * *
n.
Enge -n f.
Geschlossenheit f.
Nähe nur sing. f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Closeness — Close ness, n. The state of being close. [1913 Webster] Half stifled by the closeness of the room. Swift. [1913 Webster] We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius. Bacon. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • closeness — index affection, affinity (regard), coalescence, consortium (marriage companionship), density, identity (similarity) …   Law dictionary

  • Closeness — In mathematics, closeness defines what close means in a mathematical sense In graph theory, closeness is the shortest path between one vertex and another vertex. In social psychology, closeness is the personal distance between two people. The IOS …   Wikipedia

  • closeness — n. closeness to * * * [ kləʊsnɪs] closeness to …   Combinatory dictionary

  • closeness — noun 1. a feeling of being intimate and belonging together their closeness grew as the night wore on • Syn: ↑intimacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑close • Hypernyms: ↑belonging • …   Useful english dictionary

  • closeness — tvankumas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Tvyrantis karštas ir drėgnas oras. atitikmenys: angl. closeness; stuffiness; sultriness; swelter vok. Schwüle, f rus. духота, f …   Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas

  • closeness — Ⅰ. close [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) only a short distance away or apart in space or time. 2) (of a connection or resemblance) strong. 3) denoting someone who is part of a person s immediate family. 4) (of a relationship or the people conducting it) very… …   English terms dictionary

  • Closeness (mathematics) — In topology and related areas in mathematics closeness is one of the basic concepts in a topological space. Intuitively we say two sets are close if they are arbitrarily near to each other. The concept can be defined naturally in a metric space… …   Wikipedia

  • closeness — noun see close IV …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • closeness — See closely. * * * …   Universalium

  • closeness — noun /kləʊsnəs/ a) The state of being physically close b) The state of being friends Syn: proximity, nearness, intimacy …   Wiktionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”