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NEARNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
Example:
the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action
Synonyms:
closeness; nearness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("nearness" is a kind of...):
distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nearness"):
propinquity; proximity (the property of being close together)
adjacency; contiguity; contiguousness (the attribute of being so near as to be touching)
Antonym:
farness (the property of being remote)
Derivation:
near (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances)
