nighness

English

Etymology

From nigh +‎ -ness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪnəs/

Noun

nighness (uncountable)

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

     Nighness of blood.

Translations

quality or state of being nigh or near

• German: Nähe (de) f, Nahesein n, Nahestehen n