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单词 nearness
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Definition of nearness in English:

nearness

noun ˈnɪənəsˈnɪrnəs
mass noun
  • The condition of being near; proximity.

    the town's nearness to London
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Defined always by the nearness of Mexico to its borders, the town of Roswell participates in this fear and fantasy.
    • As for Varanasi, the constant nearness of death seems to have affected the pace of life here.
    • It came down within a few feet of the ground - as far down as possible, considering the nearness of the house and the limited space.
    • He points to the nearness of hiking trails and the range of activities as a hidden strength.
    • Snow, says Kenny, is common here, despite the nearness of the coast.
    • Residents claim the location is unsuitable because of its isolation, its nearness to the Leeds-Liverpool canal and a lack of public transport.
    • Outsiders envy our nearness to the lake and the life's-a-holiday vibe, even as they see it as a distant outpost, some eastern outpost of the moon.
    • I actually like club hopping, and the nearness of the other club in the place meant that I was back and forth between them a lot.
    • There's no sense of a spatial void needing to be filled - no sense of that odd, claustrophobic nearness that can come from silence.
    • But like many town centres, it has suffered because of its nearness to thriving Manchester city centre and the Trafford Centre.
    • His big hand on mine, all I could concentrate on was the heat radiating from him, his nearness warming not just my flesh, but my soul.
    • It's gotten to the stage where I'm completely engrossed and starting to regret the nearness of the final page.
    • But when I worked I felt him behind me, his breath stirring my hair, and his nearness sending chills down my spine.
    • His nearness in itself was unnerving, the warm heat radiating from his body…
    • The nearness of the election has worked very well for him.
    Synonyms
    closeness, proximity, propinquity, adjacency
    accessibility, handiness
    rare contiguity, contiguousness, vicinity, vicinage
    imminence, closeness, immediacy, immediateness
    consanguinity, closeness
 
 

Definition of nearness in US English:

nearness

nounˈnirnəsˈnɪrnəs
  • The condition of being near; proximity.

    the park's nearness to Washington, DC
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But like many town centres, it has suffered because of its nearness to thriving Manchester city centre and the Trafford Centre.
    • There's no sense of a spatial void needing to be filled - no sense of that odd, claustrophobic nearness that can come from silence.
    • His nearness in itself was unnerving, the warm heat radiating from his body…
    • Residents claim the location is unsuitable because of its isolation, its nearness to the Leeds-Liverpool canal and a lack of public transport.
    • As for Varanasi, the constant nearness of death seems to have affected the pace of life here.
    • Snow, says Kenny, is common here, despite the nearness of the coast.
    • He points to the nearness of hiking trails and the range of activities as a hidden strength.
    • But when I worked I felt him behind me, his breath stirring my hair, and his nearness sending chills down my spine.
    • His big hand on mine, all I could concentrate on was the heat radiating from him, his nearness warming not just my flesh, but my soul.
    • Outsiders envy our nearness to the lake and the life's-a-holiday vibe, even as they see it as a distant outpost, some eastern outpost of the moon.
    • It came down within a few feet of the ground - as far down as possible, considering the nearness of the house and the limited space.
    • I actually like club hopping, and the nearness of the other club in the place meant that I was back and forth between them a lot.
    • The nearness of the election has worked very well for him.
    • Defined always by the nearness of Mexico to its borders, the town of Roswell participates in this fear and fantasy.
    • It's gotten to the stage where I'm completely engrossed and starting to regret the nearness of the final page.
    Synonyms
    closeness, proximity, propinquity, adjacency
    imminence, closeness, immediacy, immediateness
    consanguinity, closeness
 
 
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