Definition for NEAR'NESS

NEAR'NESS, n.

  1. Closeness; small distance. The nearness of a place to a market enhances the value of lands.
  2. Close alliance by blood; propinquity; as, the nearness of brothers and sisters, parents and children.
  3. Close union by affection; intimacy of friendship.
  4. Parsimony; closeness in expenses. Bacon.

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