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Noun: nearness  neer-nus
  1. The property of being close together
    "the sudden nearness of the dock sent him into action";
    - proximity, propinquity, closeness

Type of: distance

Antonym: farness

Encyclopedia: Nearness

Nearest

near miss
near thing
near vision
near-blind
nearby
Nearctic
near-death experience
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nearness
nearside
nearsighted
nearsightedly
nearsightedness
neat
neaten
neath
neatherd
neatly
neatness