Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

next-to-ness

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.60 in modern English

Syllables: nex-t--to--ness
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

6

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The state, quality, or condition of being next to someone or something; adjacentness; proximity.

Informal; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"This adjoined-ness or next-to-ness is not only characteristic of symbolic art; it is what is specifically architectural."
"But in addition to grammatical next-to-ness, there is normal physical proximity."
"Even as I feel her panicky worries because of the voices rising outside our room, I feel comforted because her slightly larger body is always in next-to-ness to mine."

Etymology

From next to + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

next-to-it-ness (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

nextness

Questions

What does next-to-ness mean?: The state, quality, or condition of being next to someone or something; adjacentness; proximity.
Where does next-to-ness come from?: From next to + -ness.

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