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nighness

/ˈnaɪnəs/

nighness noun: the quality or state of being nigh, or near.

Noun

nighness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being nigh, or near.
    • Nighness of blood.1867, Walter Hook, Lives of the Archbishops of Canterbury

Origin of nighness

From nigh + -ness.

Questions about nighness

What does nighness mean?
Nighness means the quality or state of being nigh, or near.
What part of speech is nighness?
Nighness is a noun.
How do you pronounce nighness?
Nighness is pronounced /ˈnaɪnəs/.

Words near nighness in the dictionary

  1. nighers
  2. nighest
  3. nigheth
  4. nighing
  5. nighly
  6. nighness
  7. nighs
  8. nighsome
  9. night
  10. night adder
  11. night adders

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