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nearness vs localness

localness vs nearness

nearness and localness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
nearness Yes No No No
localness Yes No No No
As nouns, localness is a hyponym of nearness; that is, localness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nearness:
  • nearness: the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance
  • localness: The state or condition of being from a nearby location.
Other hyponyms of nearness include propinquity, proximity, adjacency, contiguity, contiguousness.
nearness (noun) localness (noun)
the spatial property resulting from a relatively small distance The state or condition of being from a nearby location.
Difference between nearness and localness

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