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nearness

n.

  1. Nearness in time or space

    closeness, contiguity, adjacency, proximity, propinquity, vicinity, vicinage, approximation, approach, intimacy, resemblance, likeness, handiness, close quarters, imminence, immediacy, loom, threat, menace, prospectiveness; see also neighborhood, similarity.

    Antonyms distance*, remoteness, difference. *

  2. Nearness in feeling

    familiarity, dearness, intimacy; see admiration, affection 1, friendship 2.

Browse dictionary entries near nearness

  1. ‹ nearly
  2. ‹ nearing
  3. ‹ nearest
  4. ‹ nearer
  5. ‹ Nearctic
  6. ‹ nearby month
  7. ‹ nearby contracts
  8. ‹ nearby
  9. ‹ near-term
  10. ‹ near-realtime
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