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Overview of adj nearer The adj nearer has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) nearer -- ((comparative of `near') being the one of two that is less distant in space; "we walked to the nearer house") Overview of adj near The adj near has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (44) near close -- (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call") 2. near nigh -- (being on the left side "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side") 3. near -- (closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin") 4. cheeseparing, close near penny-pinching -- (giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man") 5. dear, good, near -- (with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear") 6. approximate, near -- (very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness") 7. closer, near -- ((comparative of `close') indicating the one of two that is the shorter distance away "take the near street and ten turn right") Overview of adv nearer The adv nearer has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nearer, nigher, closer -- ((comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation") Antonyms of adj nearer 1 sense of nearer Sense 1 nearer INDIRECT (VIA near) -> far Antonyms of adj near 7 senses of near Sense 1 near (vs. far), close far (vs. near) => cold => faraway, far-off => farther => farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost => further, farther => distant, remote, removed => distant, remote, removed => off the beaten track(prenominal), out-of-the-way(postnominal) => outlying(postnominal) Sense 2 near(postnominal), nigh(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA left) -> right Sense 3 near INDIRECT (VIA artificial) -> natural Sense 4 cheeseparing, close near penny-pinching INDIRECT (VIA stingy) -> generous Sense 5 dear, good, near INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Sense 6 approximate, near INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Sense 7 closer, near INDIRECT (VIA close) -> distant Similarity of adj nearer 1 sense of nearer Sense 1 nearer => near (vs. far), close Similarity of adj near 7 senses of near Sense 1 near (vs. far), close => adjacent => moral(postnominal) => nearby => nearer => neighbor, neighbour, neighboring(postnominal), neighbouring(postnominal) => nigh => warm, hot => nighest, nearest Sense 2 near(postnominal), nigh(postnominal) => left (vs. right) Sense 3 near => artificial (vs. natural), unreal Sense 4 cheeseparing, close near penny-pinching => stingy (vs. generous), ungenerous Sense 5 dear, good, near => close (vs. distant) Sense 6 approximate, near => close (vs. distant) Sense 7 closer, near => close (vs. distant) Attributes of adj nearer Attributes of adj near 1 of 7 senses of near Sense 1 near (vs. far), close => distance Familiarity of adj nearer nearer used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Familiarity of adj near near used as an adjective is common (polysemy count = 7) Grep of adj nearer nearer Grep of adj near bilinear collinear curvilinear interlinear linear matrilinear near near-blind nearby nearer nearest nearsighted nonlinear patrilinear rectilinear Overview of adj nearer The adj nearer has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (4) nearer -- ((comparative of `near') being the one of two that is less distant in space; "we walked to the nearer house") Overview of adj near The adj near has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (44) near close -- (not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call") 2. near nigh -- (being on the left side "the near or nigh horse is the one on the left"; "the animal's left side is its near or nigh side") 3. near -- (closely resembling the genuine article; "near beer"; "a dress of near satin") 4. cheeseparing, close near penny-pinching -- (giving or spending with reluctance; "our cheeseparing administration"; "very close (or near) with his money"; "a penny-pinching miserly old man") 5. dear, good, near -- (with or in a close or intimate relationship; "a good friend"; "my sisters and brothers are near and dear") 6. approximate, near -- (very close in resemblance; "sketched in an approximate likeness"; "a near likeness") 7. closer, near -- ((comparative of `close') indicating the one of two that is the shorter distance away "take the near street and ten turn right") Overview of adv nearer The adv nearer has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) nearer, nigher, closer -- ((comparative of `near' or `close') within a shorter distance; "come closer, my dear!"; "they drew nearer"; "getting nearer to the true explanation")
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