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Togetherness

Definition: Togetherness

Togetherness

Noun

1. Affectionate closeness.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 


Modern Usage: Togetherness

DomainUsage

Screenplays

I think we have a slight togetherness shortfall here. (Drop the Dead Donkey; writing credit: Andy Hamilton; Guy Jenkin)

We want a universal level of togetherness, where we're comfortable with everyone. (Human Traffic; writing credit: Justin Kerrigan)

Lyrics

Of the togetherness that seems to be leavin' me (How Much I Feel; performing artist: Ambrosia)

Togetherness, well it's all i'm after (I'll be There; performing artist: Mariah Carey)

Blissfulness, togetherness (Love Hurts; performing artist: NAZARETH)

Movie/TV Titles

Togetherness (1970)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Commercial Usage: Togetherness

DomainTitle

Books

  • 15 Minutes to Build a Stronger Marriage: Weekly Togetherness for Busy Couples (reference)

  • Almost One Hundred Years of Togetherness (reference)

  • Family Enrichment: A Manual for Promoting Family Togetherness (reference)

  • Nothing Builds Togetherness Like Wrestling for Remote Control (reference)

  • Uncertain Liaisons; Sex, Strife and Togetherness in Urban India (reference)

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Music

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Image Slideshow: Togetherness

Photos:
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Photo Album: Togetherness

ThumbnailDescription & Credit

Togetherness -- Geneva style. Credit: Library of Congress.

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Usage Frequency: Togetherness

"Togetherness" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Togetherness" is used about 70 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%7039,981

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: Togetherness

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

togetherness

18

quote togetherness

3

family togetherness

3

poem togetherness

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: Togetherness

Language Translations for "togetherness"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏وحدة (collective, community, identity, isolation, loneliness, oneness, singularity, solitude, unit, unity), ‏زمالة (colleaguesmanship, fellowship, friendship). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

统一性 (Oneness). (various references)

   

Czech

  

soudržnost (coherence, cohesion, solidarity, tenacity), jednotnost (oneness, unanimity, uniformity, unity). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

yhteenkuuluvuuden tunne (feeling of togetherness). (various references)

   

French

  

unité, camaraderie. (various references)

   

German

  

zusammengehörigkeit (identity, unity), einheit (device, integrity, oneness, outfit, standard, unit, unity, whole), beisamsein. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

σύμπνοια (harmony). (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

közösséghez ragaszkodás, közösségben élés, egymáshoz ragaszkodás, együttlét (coexistence), összetartozás (inhesion), összetartás (cohesion, convergence, esprit de corps, solidarity). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

kebersamaan. (various references)

   

Manx

  

cooidjaghtys (companionship). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ogethernesstay

   

Russian 

  

близость (closeness, congeniality, consanguinity, dearness, impendence, nearness, neighborhood, neighbourhood, propinquity, proximity, vicinity). (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

združenost. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

birliktelik, beraberlik (coalescence, cooperation, Deuce, equalization, solidarity, tie, tie up, unity). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations: Togetherness

Derivations

Words beginning with "togetherness": togethernesses. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "Togetherness"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "togetherness" (pronounced tuge"thernus)
5-th er n u sotherness.
4-er n u sbitterness, cavernous, cleverness, eagerness, governess, tenderness, wilderness.
3-n u sabruptness, absoluteness, acuteness, aggressiveness, agribusiness, airworthiness, alertness, aloofness, alumnus, Anas, androgynous, anise, appropriateness, arbitrariness, assertiveness, astuteness, asynchronous, attentiveness, attractiveness, awareness, awfulness, awkwardness, backwardness, badness, bagginess, baldness, bearishness, bigness, bituminous, blackness, blandness, bleakness, blindness, bluntness, boldness, bonus, boorishness, brashness, brightness, bullishness, business, callousness, calmness, carelessness, casualness, cautiousness, cheapness, chitinous, cleanliness, cleanness, closeness, cloudiness, clumsiness, cockiness, cohesiveness, coldness, Colonus, combativeness, compactness, competitiveness, completeness, consciousness, contagiousness, contentiousness, contrariness, Conus, coolness, correctness, coziness, craziness, creativeness, creditworthiness, creepiness, crispness, crookedness, cuteness, dampness, darkness, Deaconess, deadliness, deafness, decisiveness, defensiveness, destructiveness, directness, disingenuousness, distinctiveness, divisiveness, dizziness, dreariness, drowsiness, drunkenness, dryness, dullness, earnestness, edginess, effectiveness, elusiveness, emptiness, evenness, exogenous, eyewitness, faintness, fairness, farsightedness, fastness, fickleness, firmness, fitness, flatness, fondness, foolishness, forcefulness, forgiveness, forthrightness, foulness, fractiousness, frankness, freshness, friendliness, frothiness, fullness, funniness, furnace, gauntness, gayness, gelatinous, gentleness, genuineness, genus, ghastliness, gluttonous, goodness, graciousness, greatness, greenness, grimness, hairiness, handedness, happiness, hardness, harmfulness, harness, harshness, heinous, helplessness, highness, hoarseness, holiness, homelessness, homesickness, homogenous, hopefulness, hopelessness, humanness, idleness, illness, inclusiveness, indebtedness, indecisiveness, indigenous, ineffectiveness, ineptness, inertness, intravenous, intrusiveness, inventiveness, joblessness, Johannes, kindness, larcenous, largeness, lateness, lawlessness, laziness, lenis, lightfastness, lightness, likeness, liveliness, loneliness, lousiness, luminous, madness, Manus, meanness, membranous, menace, Minas, mindedness, minus, monotonous, mountainous, mutinous, narrowness, nastiness, nearsightedness, neatness, nervousness, newness, niceness, niggardliness, nitrogenous, nonbusiness, nonpoisonous, nosiness, nothingness, numbness, ominous, oneness, onus, openness, orderliness, outrageousness, outspokenness, pandanus, peacefulness, penis, permissiveness, persuasiveness, pervasiveness, pettiness, playfulness, poisonous, politeness, polygynous, pompousness, possessiveness, powerlessness, preparedness, queasiness, quickness, quietness, raciness, randomness, rareness, ravenous, rawness, readiness, reasonableness, rebelliousness, recklessness, redness, remoteness, resistiveness, resourcefulness, responsiveness, restiveness, restlessness, restrictiveness, richness, righteousness, rightness, riskiness, robustness, roominess, roughness, rowdiness, rudeness, ruinous, ruthlessness, sacredness, sadness, Salinas, sameness, scantiness, secretiveness, selfishness, selflessness, sensitiveness, separateness, seriousness, shakiness, shallowness, sharpness, shortness, shortsightedness, shrewdness, shyness, sickness, silliness, sinus, skittishness, slackness, sleepiness, sloppiness, slovenliness, slowness, sluggishness, slyness, smallness, smoothness, smugness, softness, solitariness, soundness, spiritedness, squeamishness, starkness, steadfastness, steadiness, steepness, sternness, stiffness, stillness, stinginess, stoutness, strangeness, stubbornness, sturdiness, suddenness, suggestiveness, sweetness, swiftness, tardiness, tartness, tastiness, tetanus, thickness, thinness, thoroughness, thoughtfulness, tightness, timeliness, tiredness, toughness, trustworthiness, truthfulness, ugliness, unconsciousness, uneasiness, unfairness, unhappiness, uniqueness, unpleasantness, unwieldiness, unwillingness, usefulness, vagueness, vastness, venous, viciousness, villainous, vindictiveness, vividness, voluminous, wariness, wastefulness, waterishness, weakness, weariness, weightlessness, weirdness, wellness, wetness, whiteness, wholeness, wholesomeness, wickedness, wildness, willingness, wimpiness, wistfulness, witness, wonderfulness, worldliness, worthiness, wryness.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

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Anagrams: Togetherness

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "e-e-e-g-h-n-o-r-s-s-t-t"

-3 letters: estrogens, heteroses, honestest, otherness, shoetrees, strengths, strongest.

-4 letters: esthetes, estrogen, estrones, ethnoses, genettes, ghettoes, greenest, greenths, honester, rosettes, senhores, serenest, sheerest, sheeters, shoetree, shortens, shortest, songster, stentors, sternest, strength, teethers, together.

-5 letters: engross, entrees, esthete, estrone, ethenes, ethoses, geneses, genette, gerents, getters, ghettos, gorhens, greenth, heteros, hornets, horstes, hotness, nesters, nestors, netters, noshers.

 Words containing the letters "e-e-e-g-h-n-o-r-s-s-t-t"
 

+2 letters: togethernesses.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Togetherness


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

54 6F 67 65 74 68 65 72 6E 65 73 73

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010100 01101111 01100111 01100101 01110100 01101000 01100101 01110010 01101110 01100101 01110011 01110011

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#84 &#111 &#103 &#101 &#116 &#104 &#101 &#114 &#110 &#101 &#115 &#115

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0054 006F 0067 0065 0074 0068 0065 0072 006E 0065 0073 0073

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

548173718674718480718585

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Modern
3. Usage: Commercial
4. Images: Slideshow
5. Images: Photo Album
6. Usage Frequency
7. Expressions: Internet
8. Translations: Modern
9. Derivations
10. Rhymes
11. Anagrams
12. Orthography
13. Bibliography


  

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