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Etymology

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From non- +‎ close.

Adjective

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nonclose (not comparable)

  1. Not close.
    • 2014, Jack Demick, Krisanne Bursik, Rosemarie DiBiase, Parental Development, page 127:
      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.