Nearliness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of nearly being something, or nearly reaching a point; incomplete state. rare, uncountable

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

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

Etymology

From nearly + -ness.

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