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nearness vs contiguity

contiguity vs nearness

nearness and contiguity both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nearness Yes No No No
contiguity Yes No No No
As nouns, contiguity is a hyponym of nearness; that is, contiguity is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nearness:
  • nearness: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
  • contiguity: the attribute of being so near as to be touching
Other hyponyms of nearness include propinquity, proximity, adjacency, contiguousness, localness.
nearness (noun) contiguity (noun)
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance the attribute of being so near as to be touching
Difference between nearness and contiguity

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