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# nearness

noun (nearness — uncountable)

«nearness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Being close in distance. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#m1)
2. Being close in time, as in "the nearness of the holidays". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#m2)
3. Being close in a relationship or feeling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in everyday talk and stories about place, time and people: the nearness of the sea, the nearness of exams, a feeling of nearness to a friend.

### Examples

- The nearness of the school means I can walk there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x1)
- We loved the nearness of the beach. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x2)
- The nearness of Christmas made everyone excited. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x3)
- The nearness of the storm made the dog nervous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x4)
- She felt a nearness to her grandmother when she read her letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x5)
- The nearness of the two planets made them look like one bright star. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x6)
- The house's nearness to the motorway made it noisy. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x7)
- Yet there was no sign to tell her of their nearness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/#x8)

### Note

Uncountable. From "near" + "-ness". Similar: "closeness", "proximity" (formal).

## In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: The psalmist says that being close to God is the greatest good. Tradition reads this as the aim of a Jewish life, to draw near to God in prayer and in doing mitzvot. In the primary lessons: Used in everyday talk and stories about place, time and people: the nearness of the sea, the nearness of exams, a feeling of nearness to a friend.

### Examples

- But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works. (Writings PSA.73.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nearness/#x1)

### Note

Uncountable. From "near" + "-ness". Similar: "closeness", "proximity" (formal).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «nearness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/N/nearness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nearness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nearness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «nearness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/N/nearness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«nearness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/nearness.html) on Mova free.