Definition of "nearness" []

• The state of being near. (noun)

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• "On the other hand, I feel so clearly a certain nearness, spiritually and psychologically, to Henry Stuart–well, I guess there is even an emotional counterpart, too."
• "Other times, it brings hurt, because that nearness is not near enough."
• "But that nearness is better than farness I know: 122"