Clōse'ness, n.

n. The state of being close, compactness; nearness; narrowness; cautiousness; secrecy; covetousness; stinginess; oppressiveness; earnestness; strictness; literalness. See CLOSE, n. “An affectation of closeness and covetousness.” Addison.

How could particles, so widely dispersed, combine into that closeness of texture? Bentley.

We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus, nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius. Bacon.

I took my leave, being half stifled by the closeness of the room. Swift.