nonclose

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adjective

Not close.

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Meanings

adjectivenonclose (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot close.

    In further support of the category definitions, a comparison of subjects' very close and nonclose friendships revealed that the nonclose friendships were, by and large, categorized as Focused and Segmented friendships, whereas very close friendships were predominantly of the Complex type.

    2014, Jack Demick, Krisanne Bursik, Rosemarie DiBiase, Parental Development, page 127

Origin

From non- + close.

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APA

nonclose. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonclose

MLA

“nonclose.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonclose. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonclose,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonclose.

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