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Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth.
Charles Ives

Meaning of "nearness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NEARNESS

nearness  [ˈnɪənɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEARNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nearness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NEARNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nearness in the English dictionary

The definition of nearness in the dictionary is the quality of being close in distance. Other definition of nearness is the quality of being close in the future.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEARNESS


awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
baroness
ˈbærənɪs
bitterness
ˈbɪtənɪs
clearness
ˈklɪənɪs
cleverness
ˈklevənɪs
dearness
ˈdɪənɪs
drunkenness
ˈdrʌŋkənɪs
eagerness
ˈiːɡənɪs
fairness
ˈfɛənɪs
lioness
ˈlaɪənɪs
otherness
ˈʌðənɪs
queerness
ˈkwɪənɪs
self-awareness
ˈsɛlfəˈwɛənɪs
severeness
sɪˈvɪənɪs
sourness
ˈsaʊənɪs
tenderness
ˈtɛndənɪs
thoroughness
ˈθʌrənɪs
togetherness
təˈɡɛðənɪs
unclearness
ʌnˈklɪənɪs
wilderness
ˈwɪldənɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEARNESS

near to
near to one´s heart
near-death experience
near-earth asteroid
near-market
near-market research
near-nudity
near-sighted
near-sightedly
near-sightedness
nearby
Nearctic
nearest and dearest
nearly
nearly-new
nearly-new shop
nearshore
nearside
nearthroses
nearthrosis

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEARNESS

a voice in the wilderness
Barrow-in-Furness
betterness
business
die in harness
farness
Furness
globularness
governess
harness
in harness
in the wilderness
Inverness
poorness
properness
Sheerness
slenderness
soberness
somberness
the Wilderness
unfairness

Synonyms and antonyms of nearness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «NEARNESS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «nearness» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of nearness

Translation of «nearness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEARNESS

Find out the translation of nearness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nearness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nearness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

亲近
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cercanía
570 millions of speakers

English

nearness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

निकटता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القرب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

близость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

proximidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নৈকট্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

proximité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kedekatan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nähe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

近いこと
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

가까움
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nearness
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự gần bên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அருகாமையின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निकटता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yakınlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

vicinanza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bliskość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

близькість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apropierea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εγγύτητα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nabyheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

närhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nærhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nearness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEARNESS»

The term «nearness» is regularly used and occupies the 81.346 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEARNESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nearness

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3 QUOTES WITH «NEARNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nearness.
1
Charles Eastman
Nearness to nature... keeps the spirit sensitive to impressions not commonly felt and in touch with the unseen powers.
2
Charles Ives
Vagueness is at times an indication of nearness to a perfect truth.
3
Georg Simmel
For this reason, strangers are not really conceived as individuals, but as strangers of a particular type: the element of distance is no less general in regard to them than the element of nearness.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEARNESS»

Discover the use of nearness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nearness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Inflected Language: Toward a Hermeneutics of Nearness: ...
Proposes to rethink the ontological and ethical dimensions of language by rereading Heidegger's work and by engaging Levinas' ethics and contemporary poetics.
Krzysztof Ziarek, 1994
2
Wonderstruck: Awaken to the Nearness of God
In Wonderstruck, author and speaker Margaret Feinberg gently leads readers to rediscover the wonder of God anew, rekindle their prayer lives, and reawaken to the rich experience of God’s presence.
Margaret Feinberg, 2012
3
Popcorn Miracles: Little Reminders of God's Nearness
These are little "popcorn--sized" reminders of the nearness of God and how He cares about every aspect of your life from the triumphs to the struggles, both large and small.
Bob Kaku, Gail Kaku, 2008
4
The nearness of you: students & teachers writing on-line
The Nearness of You is a guide to using new computer technologies in innovative ways to teach writing -- particularly imaginative writing.
Christopher Edgar, Susan Nelson Wood, 1996
5
The Nearness of God: Parish Ministry as Spiritual Practice
While many books tell clergy how to run a capital campaign, handle conflict, and lead a vestry, this book helps pastors, chaplains, and lay professionals appreciate the spiritual depth of their calling and reminds them that Christian ...
Julia Gatta, 2010
6
The Long Path to Nearness: A Contribution to a Corporeal ...
This study will be of interest to students of Philosophy and Communication Studies, as well as those in Cultural Studies and Sociology, who address theoretical issues concerning discourse, the body, and ethics.
Ramsey Eric Ramsey, 1998
7
Matrix Nearness Problems in Data Mining
For most of the algorithms that we develop in this thesis, we also provide software that implements them. This software will be of use to both researchers and practitioners who want to experiment with our algorithms.
Suvrit Sra, 2007
8
The Nearness of God: His Presence with His People
The Explorations in Biblical Theology series seeks to attract believing readers to good theology and build them up in their faith.
Lanier Burns, 2009
9
King Jesus
Robert Graves's controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of Christ. Here Jesus is not the son of God, but the result of a secret marriage - the descendant of Herod and true King of the Jews.
Robert Graves, 2011
10
Amazing Nearness: Meditations on the Eucharist
Father Dajczer wants you to discover the joy and profound gift that comes when we truly encounter Jesus in the Eucharist. “This book is an exceptional commentary on Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical, Deus Caritas Est.
Tadeusz Dajczer, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEARNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nearness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Winning by not losing
Living creatures have no knowledge of the nearness of death. ... fail to enjoy life — no, not that they don't fear it, but rather forget its nearness.”. «Rexburg Standard Journal, Jul 15»
2
Archbishop proclaims Gospel of mercy
Our acts of mercy reaffirm their inherent goodness, call them to walk in self-confidence, and "alert them to the nearness of the Lord," he said. «B.C. Catholic Newspaper, Jul 15»
3
Forget Tiger and Rory: The British Open Was Beautiful Chaos
On a day like this one, it's the nearness to that perfection — Spieth's brush with history, all the movement at the top of the leaderboard — that ... «Grantland, Jul 15»
4
UK Exim Bank to terminate Sekondi hospital contract
However, engineers listed the nearness of the gas pipeline from Atuabo to the Aboadze Thermal Power Station as a reason to change the ... «Citifmonline, Jul 15»
5
Part 2: What makes buildings earthquake-ready?
The newest requirement added was the assessment of the structures' nearness to the fault line and a “redundancy” criteria that ensures safety ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
6
The only way to love a married woman
I tried to write it all down, but eventually my eyes moved only by her, and the better story for once was to live in her nearness. advertisement ... «Salon, Jul 15»
7
Hospital gardens bloom with a healing power for the spirit as well as …
The hospice house has an advantage in its nearness to the natural world, she said. It is located on 12 acres next to a green belt where deer, fox ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»
8
Chesapeake & Ohio Historical Society meet in Staunton
Staunton was selected for the Virginia meeting because of its good accommodations, nearness to the Society's museum in Clifton Forge and ... «Staunton News Leader, Jul 15»
9
Overcoming the Misogyny of Tisha B'Av
On the other 364 days of the year, I have decided that putting an external layer on top of me interferes with the nearness I seek and I do not ... «Forward, Jul 15»
10
A philosophy for the 21st century: How to read Ecclesiastes
It's the fear that's expressed by TS Eliot in Choruses from The Rock: " All our knowledge brings us nearer to death,/ But nearness to death no ... «ChristianToday, Jul 15»

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