When approaching the hot springs, we became aware of their nearness by the sulphurous smell that came wafting towards us.
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Nearness
Synonyms for "nearness" (139 found)
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Strong matches (42)
Related words (69)
immediacyimminenceincapaciousnessincommodiousnessinseparablenessintercourseintimacyintimate acquaintancejunctionliaisonlikenesslikeninglimitationlinklinkagelinkingmateynessmetaphormimickingmiserliness
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mutual attractionnarrow gaugenarrownessnearingneighborhoodneighbourhoodoncomingorderpallinessparallelismparitypenny pinchingpenny-pinchingprecinctpresencepropinquityproximationpurlieusrapportrelatednessrelationrelationsrelationshipresemblancerestrictednessrestrictionsamenesssemblancesimilaritysimilesimilitudesimulationslendernessspecial affinitystinginessstraitnessstrictnesssympathytietie intie-intight purse stringstight squeezetightfistednesstightnessungenerosityunionvicinity
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Sample sentences
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All round us the sea birds flitted, scolding us for our nearness to their nests among the hills and on the edge of the moor, and they were very tame, as if unused to the sight of man.
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