nearness

noun

Etymology

From Middle English nernes, equivalent to near + -ness. Cognate with West Frisian nearens (“nearness”).

  1. inherited from nernes

Definitions

  1. The state of being near

    The state of being near; closeness; intimacy.

  2. Stinginess.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nearness. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA