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How to pronounce nearness in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms closeness
Type of distance
Has types adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness, propinquity, proximity
Derivation near

Examples of nearness

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The nearness of a man in the house has been a spring awakening to her womanhood.
From the time.com
There is something that waits inside us, a nearness that fissures, that fishes.
From the theatlantic.com
Nearness, distance and containment are simply features of the corporeal universe.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
But fate confronts each man with the reality of life and the nearness of death.
From the guardian.co.uk
I had learned that this would help Olivia associate my nearness with good things.
From the sfgate.com
Rather, this verboseness is explained as nearness to actual eye-witness testimony.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It was a spirited debate that underscored the nearness of the Nov. 2 election.
From the omaha.com
Cost also varies with nearness to the fault and the kind of land the house sits on.
From the stltoday.com
However, in general topological spaces, there is no notion of nearness or distance.
From the en.wikipedia.org
More examples
  • The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance; "the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action"
  • The state of being near