nearness
part of speech
noun (nearness — uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Being close in distance. tree →
2) Being close in time, as in "the nearness of the holidays". tree →
3) Being close in a relationship or feeling. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: The psalmist says that being close to God is the greatest good. Tradition reads this as the aim of a Jewish life, to draw near to God in prayer and in doing mitzvot. In the primary lessons: Used in everyday talk and stories about place, time and people: the nearness of the sea, the nearness of exams, a feeling of nearness to a friend.
examples
- But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may tell of all Thy works. (Writings PSA.73.28, JPS 1917) tree →
- The nearness of the school means I can walk there. tree →
- We loved the nearness of the beach. tree →
- The nearness of Christmas made everyone excited. tree →
- The nearness of the storm made the dog nervous. tree →
- She felt a nearness to her grandmother when she read her letters. tree →
- The nearness of the two planets made them look like one bright star. tree →
- The house's nearness to the motorway made it noisy. tree →
- Yet there was no sign to tell her of their nearness. tree →
note
Uncountable. From "near" + "-ness". Similar: "closeness", "proximity" (formal).
Trees and pragmatics
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