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noun
The state of being near; closeness; intimacy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
Stinginess.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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noun
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: closeness
Antonyms: farness
Broader terms: distance
Narrower terms: proximity, propinquity, adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness
History
From Middle English nernes, equivalent to near + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian nearens (“nearness”).
