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nearness vs contiguousness

contiguousness vs nearness

nearness and contiguousness both are nouns.

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

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