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nigh

adjective

1 nigh

Not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances.

synonyms: close, near.

Roget 197: near, nigh; close at hand, near at hand; close, neighboring; bordering upon, contiguous, adjacent, adjoining; proximate, proximal; at hand, ... show more

Polish: niedaleki, bliski, nieodległy

2 nigh

Being on the left side:
— The near or nigh horse is the one on the left.
— The animal's left side is its near or nigh side.

synonym: near.

adverb

1 nigh

Near in time or place or relationship:
— The end draws nigh.

synonyms: close, near.

2 nigh

of actions or states Slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but:
— Talked for nigh onto 2 hours.
— The recording is well-nigh perfect.

synonyms: about, almost, most, near, nearly, virtually, well-nigh.

Roget 197: near, nigh; hard by, fast by; close to, close upon; hard upon; at the point of; next door to; within reach, within call, within hearing, within earshot; within an ace of; ... show more


Moby thesaurus: about, all but, almost, along toward, approach, approaching, approximate, approximating, arm-in-arm, around, as good as, aside, at close quarters, at hand, at next hand, beside, bordering on, burning, by, cheek-by-jowl ... show more.

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