friendliness vs closeness

closeness vs friendliness

friendliness and closeness both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
friendliness	Yes	No	No	No
closeness	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, closeness is a hyponym of friendliness; that is, closeness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than friendliness:

friendliness: a friendly disposition
closeness: close or warm friendship

Other hyponyms of friendliness include affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality, amicability, amicableness, familiarity, intimacy, accessibility, approachability, congeniality, amity, cordiality, good-neighborliness, good-neighbourliness, neighborliness, neighbourliness, hospitableness, helpfulness, kindliness.

friendliness (noun)	closeness (noun)
a friendly disposition	the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company	characterized by a lack of openness (especially about one's actions or purposes)
	the quality of being close and poorly ventilated
	close or warm friendship
	extreme stinginess
	a feeling of being intimate and belonging together

Difference between friendliness and closeness

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