#closeness

• Proximity — A very rare term used historically or in dialects to designate the state of proximity, direct neighborhood, or close kinship; an old structural neological variant for approximation or proximity.
• Closeness — The act of drawing near or bringing something closer and its result; reduction of the physical, geographical, or temporal distance relative to a reference point. At an abstract or interpersonal level, it designates the establishment of an intense emotional bond, a deep friendship, kinship, mutual trust, or cultural assimilation.