n.
The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.
| Dictionary: Near·ness |
The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.
| Thesaurus: nearness |
| WordNet: nearness |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
Synonym: closeness
Antonym: farness (meaning #1)
| proximity | |
| propinquity | |
| appropinquity |
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