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next-to-ness

next-to-ness noun: the state, quality, or condition of being next to someone or something; adjacentness; proximity.

Noun

next-to-ness (uncountable)

  1. (informal) The state, quality, or condition of being next to someone or something; adjacentness; proximity.
    • This adjoined-ness or next-to-ness is not only characteristic of symbolic art; it is what is specifically architectural.2000, William Maker, Hegel and Aesthetics, page 88
    • But in addition to grammatical next-to-ness, there is normal physical proximity.2005, Clara Mancini, Cinematic Hypertext: Investigating a New Paradigm, page 170

Forms of next-to-ness

alternative formnext-to-it-ness

Origin of next-to-ness

From next to + -ness.

Questions about next-to-ness

What does next-to-ness mean?
Next-to-ness means the state, quality, or condition of being next to someone or something; adjacentness; proximity.
What part of speech is next-to-ness?
Next-to-ness is a noun.

Words near next-to-ness in the dictionary

  1. next-generation
  2. next-generation network
  3. next-level
  4. next-to-it-ness
  5. next-to-last
  6. next-to-ness
  7. nextborn
  8. nextborns
  9. nextdoor
  10. nextgen
  11. nexting

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