What does the word nearness mean | DefineItFast.com

Alphabet filter:

a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z

Want to find out what does the word nearness mean? We gathered all the possible definitions of the word nearness on our website. Our definition dictionary is updated all the time with new definitions and is ready to help you.

nearness

Part of speech: Noun

Small distance; closeness; close alliance by blood; closeness in expenditure: near at hand, not far distant; closely.

Usage examples "nearness":

There had always been something comfortable and warm in his nearness to her, and under the influence of it, she felt tempted to cry out, " I want to go back to find out if Abel still loves me! - "The Miller Of Old Church", Ellen Glasgow.
Then silence fell between them, and though she would not look she felt his nearness, knew how he sat, angry and sullen, brooding over his hurt. - "Non-combatants and Others", Rose Macaulay.
Never before had they talked over one so strange, and never again would they talk over any other so near; to speak at last was to make it, in its very nearness, immeasurably remote, to put it away, from both their lives, for ever. - "Franklin Kane", Anne Douglas Sedgwick.