nighness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nigh +‎ -ness

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪnəs/

Noun[edit]

nighness (uncountable)

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

Translations[edit]

quality or state of being nigh or near

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

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