nearest

Meaning of nearest

adjective
  1. Physically close.
    I can't see near objects very clearly without my glasses.
  2. Close in time.
    The end is near.
  3. Closely connected or related.
    The deceased man had no near relatives.
  4. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
    a near friend
  5. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
    a version near to the original
  6. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
    a near escape
  7. Approximate, almost.
    The two words are near synonyms.
  8. (in relation to a vehicle) On the side nearest to the kerb (the left-hand side if one drives on the left).
    The near front wheel came loose.
  9. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
    the near ox; the near leg
  10. Immediate; direct; close; short.
  11. Stingy; parsimonious.
preposition
  1. Closest to.
    Mercury is the planet nearest the Sun.

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Hyphenation of nearest

near-est

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • nearest is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

nearest synonyms

Meaning nighest:

nighest, closest

Meaning :

close

nearest antonyms

Meaning :

remote, off

Anagrams of nearest

Earnest, Eastern, earnest, eastern, Ernesta, estrane, Stearne, Sterane

Words that rhyme with nearest

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