Stänghet

Stänghet is a Swedish noun denoting the state or quality of being closed or not open. It can refer to a physical closure (for example, a door or shop that is not open), a metaphorical emphasis on restraint or seclusion, or an abstract property of a system or discourse that resists openness. The term is formed from the verb stänga (to close) with the abstract noun suffix -het, paralleling other Swedish nouns such as öppenhet (openness). In everyday language, stängning is the more common word for the act of closing or the closure itself, while stänghet emphasizes the ongoing state rather than the act.

In usage, stänghet appears in both concrete and abstract contexts. For example, one might describe a temporary stänghet of a store or discuss social or intellectual stänghet when a group or institution resists external influence. In philosophy or sociology, the term is used to describe a tendency to exclude outsiders or new ideas.

Related terms include stängd (closed), stängning (the act of closing or closure), and öppenhet (openness). In mathematics or logic, the corresponding notion of a closed set is typically expressed with other terms; stängning or slutning may appear in some texts as equivalents depending on the author.