nigh as an adjective: - 1
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as a adverb: - 1
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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,
handy;
near the mark,
near run;
home,
intimate.
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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;
but a step,
not far from,
at no great distance;
on the verge of,
on the brink of,
on the skirts of;
in the environs
etc.
n.;
at one's door,
at one's feet,
at one's elbow,
at one's finger's end,
at one's side;
on the tip of one's tongue;
under one's nose;
within a stone's throw
etc.
n.;
in sight of,
in presence of;
at close quarters;
cheek by jole†,
cheek by jowl;
beside,
alongside,
side by side,
tete-a-tete;
in juxtaposition
etc.
(touching)
199;
yardarm to yardarm,
at the heels of;
on the confines of,
at the threshold,
bordering upon,
verging to;
in the way.
about;
hereabouts,
thereabouts;
roughly,
in round numbers;
approximately,
approximatively†;
as good as,
well-nigh.
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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, circa, close, close about, close at hand, close by, close to, close upon, closely, come near, converge, counterclockwise, draw near, draw nigh, fast by, hand-in-hand, hard, hard by, hard on, hereabout, hereabouts, hot, immediate, in spitting distance, intimate, just about, larboard, left, left-hand, left-wing, left-wingish, levorotatory, liberal, near, near at hand, near the mark, near to, near upon, nearabout, nearabouts, nearby, nearing, nearish, nearly, next door to, nigh about, nighhand, nighish, not far, not far from, not quite, only a step, port, pretty near, propinque, proximal, proximate, radical, round, side-by-side, sinister, sinistral, sinistrocerebral, sinistrocular, sinistrogyrate, sinistrorse, thereabout, thereabouts, verging on, verging upon, vicinal, warm, well-nigh, within call, within earshot, within hearing, within reach ... show more.
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