Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.
NEW iPhone Audio English dictionary


Noun: nearness  nir-nus [N. Amer], ni-u(r)-nus [Brit]
  1. The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
    "the sudden nearness of the dock sent him into action"
    - closeness

Derived forms: nearnesses

See also: near

Type of: distance

Antonym: farness

Nearest

near miss
near thing
near vision
near-blind
nearby
Nearctic
near-death experience
nearer
nearest
nearly
nearness
nearside
nearsighted
nearsightedness
neat
neaten
neath
neatherd
neatly
neatness
neat's-foot oil