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If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.
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Meaning of "well-nigh" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WELL-NIGH

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WELL-NIGH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Well-Nigh is an adverb.
The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES WELL-NIGH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of well-nigh in the English dictionary

The definition of well-nigh in the dictionary is nearly; almost.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WELL-NIGH

well-managed
well-mannered
well-marked
well-matched
well-meaning
well-meant
well-men
well-merited
well-mixed
well-motivated
well-nourished
well-off
well-oiled
well-ordered
well-ordering
well-organised
well-organized
well-padded
well-paid
well-placed

WORDS THAT END LIKE WELL-NIGH

anigh
Burleigh
contact high
Eastleigh
fly high
high
knee-high
legal high
Leigh
neigh
nigh
on high
outweigh
Raleigh
Rayleigh
sigh
sky-high
sleigh
thigh
weigh

Synonyms and antonyms of well-nigh in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WELL-NIGH»

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

Translation of «well-nigh» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WELL-NIGH

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

Translator English - Chinese

并几乎
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

poco menos que
570 millions of speakers

English

well-nigh
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छी तरह से समीप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اقترب منه جيدا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хорошо почти
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

-se quase
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

খুব কাছাকাছি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

presque
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jauh-jauh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beinahe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

よく近付い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

잘 가까이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Banget
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

suýt nưa
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அவற்றின் முடிவை நெருங்கிக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जवळ-जवळ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hemen hemen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pressoché
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nieomal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

добре майже
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bine - aproape
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλά - σχεδόν
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goed naby
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

närapå
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

godt nigh
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of well-nigh

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-NIGH»

The term «well-nigh» is regularly used and occupies the 106.691 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WELL-NIGH» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about well-nigh

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2 QUOTES WITH «WELL-NIGH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word well-nigh.
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Andrew Coyle Bradley
Job was the greatest of all the children of the east, and his afflictions were well-nigh more than he could bear; but even if we imagined them wearing him to death, that would not make his story tragic.
2
Moliere
If everyone were clothed with integrity, if every heart were just, frank, kindly, the other virtues would be well-nigh useless.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WELL-NIGH»

Discover the use of well-nigh in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to well-nigh and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Well-Nigh Reconstructed: A Political Novel
n 1882 William Simpson Pearson, writing under the pseudonym Brinsley Matthews, published Well-Nigh Reconstructed, a thinly disguised autobiographical novel excoriating the enormous societal changes that had beset the former Confederacy ...
Paul D. Yandle, Brinsley Matthews, 2010
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Maěnon Ou: Or, Well-Nigh Reconstructed. A Political Novel
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
William Simpson Pearson, 2008
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Monon Ou Or Well-nigh Reconstructed: A Political Novel
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Brinsley Matthews, 2008
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The Covenanter: Devoted to the Principles of the Reformed ...
Organs and choirs have lately become substitutes, and are no longer aids. There is a tendency in the system which is betrayed in general and well nigh uniform results. Whatever it may be worth in view of theoretical reasoning, practically it will ...
‎1846
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The Dublin Review
For whereas we saw that peace was needful to free and preserve the commonweal from the many impending dangers, we found all replete with enmities and dissensions ; and, above all, the (two) princes to whom God has entrusted well nigh ...
Nicholas Patrick Wiseman, 1852
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Songs for the Sorrowing
II EAST, WELL NIGH HO Storm never clomb ! Heart, well nigh home. Sea- wealth worth craving Soothed not thy pride : Dint of foes' graving Paint will not hide. But for Christ's saving Help, ne'er hadst thou come Heart, well nigh home. Heart ...
Helen Augusta Griggs, William R. Williams, 1861
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A Gaelic Dictionary: In Two Parts I. Guelic and English. - ...
Niggardly, adv. Gu spiocach, gu gionach, gu sanntach, gu miothur, gu crion, gu cruaidh ; gu cruadalach, ceapanta. Nigh, adv. and prep. Fogus, fagus, am fogus, am fagus, aig laimh, am fogasg, an cois, an gar. Well nigh, air bheag, thun a bhith  ...
Robert Archibald Armstrong, 1825
8
Arnold Wesker: A Casebook
Well-nigh. Wesker. ^Paulfevitt. Oeveral years ago, Reade Dornan asked me for a letter of introduction to Arnold Wesker. I wrote to Arnold, whom I had met in the early 70s, and asked him to see her. He graciously agreed. Reade talked to him ...
Arnold Wesker, Reade W. Dornan, 1998
9
Studies in Platonic Political Philosophy
The three events that took place between God's Covenant with mankind after the Flood and His calling Abraham point to God's way of dealing with men knowing good and evil and devising evil from their youth; well-nigh universal wickedness  ...
Leo Strauss, 1985
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The Virginia Spectator
... favorites of regal power, parisites of usurped authority, pensioners upon monarchical bounty, sunk away until well-nigh all her national characteristics had disappeared — Erin, with her generous- hearted jovial sons, crouched, poverty- struck ...
‎1856

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WELL-NIGH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term well-nigh is used in the context of the following news items.
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New York Philharmonic Plays the Santa Barbara Bowl
To make things well-nigh irresistible, virtually every one of the bowl's 4,000 seats has been classified “community access” seating, and will cost concert-goers ... «Noozhawk, Aug 15»
2
How to reform federal funding of highways
Government programs are well-nigh impossible to restrain or reform. The federal highway system is no exception. It began in 1956 to help facilitate ... «The Hill, Jun 15»
3
Old debate on lead rekindled
But this proved incredibly difficult, for Patterson discovered that the whole environment was so polluted by lead that it was well-nigh impossible to set up a ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
4
Leçons de Ténèbres, Devine, St John's Smith Square
From the points of view of intonation and ensemble, these two were well-nigh faultless all evening. The programme had been devised by Stephen Devine, who ... «The Arts Desk, May 15»
5
Black Caps victory to open World Cup receives high praise …
The one-sided romp at Christchurch's Hagley Oval has been called "well-nigh flawless" by an English paper, "resounding" by another and even received an ... «Stuff.co.nz, Feb 15»
6
Better looking Porsche packs a bigger bite
Generic Porsche: Which means well-nigh perfect for serious drivers. Fairfax NZ. Generic Porsche: Which means well-nigh perfect for serious drivers. There's only ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jan 15»
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The Well-Nigh Irreplaceable Carolyn Grodinsky
In the abstract I would say, “No, no one is irreplaceable. But Carolyn Grodinsky, our key ad sales rep over the past five or so years–Carolyn comes as close to ... «Montpelier Bridge, Aug 14»
8
Back to the Future in New York City
In a city in which it is well-nigh impossible for me to carry a gun legally (I have held concealed-carry permits in other jurisdictions), shootings are up 12 percent. «American Thinker, Aug 14»
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L'Ormindo by Francesco Cavalli review – 'An exquisite evening'
It proves to be the well-nigh perfect venue for baroque music. Cavalli's erotic comedy was premiered in 1644 at the Teatro San Cassiano in Venice, the first ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»
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Les Talens Lyriques/Christophe Rousset review – 'glorious score …
A cast of six, all well-nigh perfect, played multiple roles. Amel Brahim-Djelloul, wonderfully passionate as Hebe and imperious as the possessive sultana, Fatime; ... «The Guardian, Mar 14»

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