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Another word for nearness

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nearness

n.

Nearness in time or space
closeness, contiguity, adjacency, proximity, propinquity, vicinity, vicinage, approximation, approach, intimacy, resemblance, likeness, handiness, close quarters, imminence, immediacy, loom, threat, menace, prospectiveness; see also neighborhood, similarity.
Antonyms distance*, remoteness, difference.
Nearness in feeling
familiarity, dearness, intimacy; see admiration, affection 1, friendship 2.

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Another word for nearness

noun

The act or fact of coming near:

approach, coming, convergence, imminence. See approach

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His nearness was driving her crazy.
He was trying not to let the feel of Katie.s skin heat his blood, but her nearness and direct gaze lit him afire.
The comparative nearness of the stars of the solar type, which we have had occasion to allude to, is confirmed by the fact that their proper motions are on the average much larger than those of the Sirian stars.
The very nearness of the fire but cooled our ardor.
Another warm buzz traveled through her, scattering her thoughts at his nearness and scent.

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