NEARNESS

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance

Example:

the sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action

Synonyms:

closeness; nearness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("nearness" is a kind of...):

distance (the property created by the space between two objects or points)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nearness"):

propinquity; proximity (the property of being close together)

adjacency; contiguity; contiguousness (the attribute of being so near as to be touching)

Antonym:

farness (the property of being remote)

Derivation:

near (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances)