togetherness

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
together/təˈɡeðə(r)/

▶adverb

• 1 with or in proximity to another person or people.

  ■ into companionship or close association.

  ■ (of two people) married or in a sexual relationship.

  ■ so as to be united or in agreement.

• 2 so as to touch or combine.

  ■ in combination; collectively: taken together, these initiatives should strengthen research in the region.

• 3 at the same time.

• 4 without interruption.

▶adjective informal level-headed and well organized.

– phrases
together with as well as.

– derivatives
togetherness noun.

– origin OE tōgædere, based on the prep. to + a W. Gmc word rel. to gather.