English noun: nearness | |||
1. | nearness (attribute) the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance | ||
Samples | The sudden closeness of the dock sent him into action. | ||
Synonyms | closeness | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distance | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness, propinquity, proximity | ||
Antonyms | farawayness, farness, remoteness | ||