different between nearness vs contiguity

English

Etymology

near +? -ness

Noun

nearness (usually uncountable, plural nearnesses)

1. The state of being near; closeness; intimacy.
2. Stinginess.

Synonyms

• closeness
• proximity

Antonyms

• distantness
• remoteness

Translations

Anagrams

• ensnares

English

Etymology

From French contiguïté, from Late Latin contiguit?s, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from conting? (“I touch or border upon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?nt???ju??ti/
• Hyphenation: con?ti?gu?i?ty

Noun

contiguity (countable and uncountable, plural contiguities)

1. A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.
   • 1958–1960, R.S. Peters, The Concept of Motivation, Routledge & Kegan Paul (second edition), chapter i: “Types of Explanation in Psychological Theories”, page 12:

     In the mechanical conception of ‘cause’ it is…demanded that there should be spatial and temporal contiguity between the movements involved.

Synonyms

• (state in which objects are physically touching): synapse (of neurons)

Antonyms

• discontiguity

Translations

References

• Webster, Noah (1828) , “contiguity”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
• contiguity in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• “contiguity” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• Notes: