Definition of Nearer

1. Adverb. (comparative of 'near' or 'close') within a shorter distance. "Getting nearer to the true explanation"

Exact synonyms: Closer, Nigher
Language type: Comparative, Comparative Degree

Definition of Nearer

1. Adjective. Less distant from. (comparative of near) ¹

2. Preposition. Closer ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nearer

1. near [adj] - See also: near

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nearer

near point of the eye
near points
near post
near reaction
near reflex
near sight
near sighted
near term
near thing
near vision
nearby
nearctic
neare
neared
nearer (current term)
nearest
nearest neighbor frequency
nearfield
nearfields
nearhand
nearing
nearish
nearlier
nearliest
nearly
nearly never bulled a cow
nearness
nearnesses
nears

Literary usage of Nearer

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"... seems to be nearer the eye than one which is called retiring; ... seems to be nearer than green when both occur in juxtaposition on the same surface, ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1895)
"Another important phenomenon which is brought out in this paper is that tall boys of 16 years grow much less than short boys, because they are nearer the ..."

3. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN (1885)
"He began to draw nearer to William of Sicily, and to uphold the Italian ... In May Adrian IV withdrew from Rome to Anagni, where he was nearer Sicily. ..."

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