The act or fact of coming near

• imminence

  1. The quality or condition of being about to occur.
  2. Something about to occur.

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  1. The quality or condition of being about to occur.
  2. Something about to occur.

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• convergence

  1. The act, condition, quality, or fact of converging.
  2. The property or manner of approaching a limit, such as a point, line, function, or value.
  3. The point of converging; a meeting place:

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  1. The act, condition, quality, or fact of converging.
  2. The property or manner of approaching a limit, such as a point, line, function, or value.
  3. The point of converging; a meeting place:

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• coming

  1. Approaching; forthcoming; next:
  2. Showing promise of fame or success.
  3. Arrival; advent:

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  1. Approaching; forthcoming; next:
  2. Showing promise of fame or success.
  3. Arrival; advent:

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• approach

  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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Nearness in time or space

• prospectiveness

  1. Quality of being prospective.

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  1. Quality of being prospective.

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• menace

  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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  1. A possible danger; a threat:
  2. The quality of being threatening:
  3. A troublesome or annoying person:

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• threat

  1. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.
  2. An indication of impending danger or harm:
  3. One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger:

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  1. An expression of an intention to inflict pain, harm, or punishment.
  2. An indication of impending danger or harm:
  3. One that is regarded as a possible source of harm or danger:

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• loom

  1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image:
  2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form:
  3. To seem imminent; impend:

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  1. To come into view as a massive, distorted, or indistinct image:
  2. To appear to the mind in a magnified and threatening form:
  3. To seem imminent; impend:

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• immediacy

  1. The condition or quality of being immediate.
  2. Lack of an intervening or mediating agency; directness:
  3. Something immediate, as in importance.

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  1. The condition or quality of being immediate.
  2. Lack of an intervening or mediating agency; directness:
  3. Something immediate, as in importance.

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• imminence

  1. The quality or condition of being about to occur.
  2. Something about to occur.

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  1. The quality or condition of being about to occur.
  2. Something about to occur.

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• close-quarters

  1. an enclosed space on a ship, in which a last stand could be made against boarders
  2. space that is narrow or crowded
  3. hand-to-hand encounter with an enemy

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  1. an enclosed space on a ship, in which a last stand could be made against boarders
  2. space that is narrow or crowded
  3. hand-to-hand encounter with an enemy

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• handiness

  1. the quality of being handy

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  1. the quality of being handy

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• likeness

  1. The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
  2. A similar appearance; a semblance.
  3. A pictorial, graphic, or sculptured representation of something; an image.

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  1. The state, quality, or fact of being like; resemblance.
  2. A similar appearance; a semblance.
  3. A pictorial, graphic, or sculptured representation of something; an image.

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• resemblance

  1. The state or quality of resembling, especially similarity in appearance or in external or superficial details.
  2. Something that resembles another; a likeness or semblance.

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  1. The state or quality of resembling, especially similarity in appearance or in external or superficial details.
  2. Something that resembles another; a likeness or semblance.

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• intimacy

  1. The condition of being intimate.
  2. An instance of being intimate.

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  1. The condition of being intimate.
  2. An instance of being intimate.

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• approach

  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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  1. To come near or nearer, as in space or time:
  2. To make an approach, as in golf.
  3. To come or go near or nearer to:

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• approximation

  1. The act, process, or result of approximating.
  2. An inexact result adequate for a given purpose.

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  1. The act, process, or result of approximating.
  2. An inexact result adequate for a given purpose.

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• vicinage

  1. A limited region around a particular area; a vicinity.
  2. A number of places situated near each other and considered as a group.
  3. The residents of a particular neighborhood.

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  1. A limited region around a particular area; a vicinity.
  2. A number of places situated near each other and considered as a group.
  3. The residents of a particular neighborhood.

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• vicinity

  1. The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity:
  2. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
  3. An approximate degree or amount:

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  1. The state of being near in space or relationship; proximity:
  2. A nearby, surrounding, or adjoining region; a neighborhood.
  3. An approximate degree or amount:

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• propinquity

  1. Proximity; nearness.
  2. Kinship.
  3. Similarity in nature.

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  1. Proximity; nearness.
  2. Kinship.
  3. Similarity in nature.

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• proximity

  1. The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness:

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  1. The state, quality, sense, or fact of being near or next; closeness:

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• adjacency

  1. The state of being adjacent; contiguity.
  2. A thing that is adjacent.

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  1. The state of being adjacent; contiguity.
  2. A thing that is adjacent.

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• contiguity

  1. The state of being contiguous.
  2. A continuous mass or series.

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  1. The state of being contiguous.
  2. A continuous mass or series.

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• closeness

  1. The state of being physically close
  2. The state of being friends
  3. The state of being mean or stingy

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  1. The state of being physically close
  2. The state of being friends
  3. The state of being mean or stingy

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Nearness in feeling

• intimacy

  1. The condition of being intimate.
  2. An instance of being intimate.

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  1. The condition of being intimate.
  2. An instance of being intimate.

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• dearness

  1. The quality of having great value or price.

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  1. The quality of having great value or price.

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• familiarity

  1. Acquaintance with or knowledge of something:
  2. The quality of being known from past experience:
  3. Established friendship or intimacy:

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  1. Acquaintance with or knowledge of something:
  2. The quality of being known from past experience:
  3. Established friendship or intimacy:

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