Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nearliness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: near-li-ness
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The quality of nearly being something, or nearly reaching a point; incomplete state.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The beauty of the horizon's distant interstitial line in turn inaccurately replicates the beholding implied by Winnicottian nearliness."

Etymology

From nearly + -ness.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: nearly

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

nearlyness (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

almostness

Questions

What does nearliness mean?: The quality of nearly being something, or nearly reaching a point; incomplete state.
Where does nearliness come from?: From nearly + -ness.

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