nearnesses
States of closeness
Nearnesses is the plural of nearness, the quality or state of being near.
Nearness can be physical—the nearness of the mountains—or abstract: the nearness of death, an emotional nearness between old friends.
Multiple nearnesses might appear in discussions comparing different kinds of proximity: The nearnesses of sound and smell overwhelmed her.
Close personal connections
- closenessState of proximity
- familiaritiesClose, informal knowledge
- affinitiesNatural likenesses or attractions
- bondsTies that unite
connections · attachments · kinships · friendships · warmth · fondness · dearness · togetherness
States of being near
- closenessState of proximity
- adjacenciesStates of being beside
- vicinitiesNearby surrounding areas
- immediaciesPresent pressing matters
juxtapositions · neighborhoods · distances · measurements · intervals · gaps · separations · spacings
Ways of doing something
- arrivalsThose who come
- adventsNoteworthy arrivals or beginnings
- comingsInstances of arriving
- loomingAppearing threateningly close
approximations · urgencies · deadlines · countdowns · horizons · thresholds · verges · edges
Shared characteristics between things
- likenessesShared traits or portraits
- approximationsNear but inexact values
- semblancesOutward forms or appearances
- correspondencesMutual relations or similarities
parallels · analogies · comparabilities · equivalences · affinities · kinships · commonalities · congruences
intimacies
Close personal connections
- closenessState of proximity
- familiaritiesClose, informal knowledge
- affinitiesNatural likenesses or attractions
bonds · connections · attachments · kinships · friendships · warmth · fondness · dearness · togetherness · rapport
proximities
States of being near
- closenessState of proximity
- adjacenciesStates of being beside
- vicinitiesNearby surrounding areas
immediacies · juxtapositions · neighborhoods · distances · measurements · intervals · gaps · separations · spacings · ranges
approaches
Ways of doing something
looming · approximations · urgencies · deadlines · countdowns · horizons · thresholds · verges · edges · precipices
similarities
Shared characteristics between things
- likenessesShared traits or portraits
- approximationsNear but inexact values
- semblancesOutward forms or appearances
correspondences · parallels · analogies · comparabilities · equivalences · affinities · kinships · commonalities · congruences · convergences
nearnessesdistances
Spaces between locations
separations · remoteness · farness · removes · expanses
nearnessesestrangements
States of relational distance
detachments · alienations · separations · disconnections · disaffections