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Princeton's WordNet

  1. nearest, nighest, closestadverb

    (superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance

    "that was the time he came nearest to death"

Wiktionary

  1. closestadjective

    superlative form of close : most close.

    The closest affinities of the Jubulaceae are with the Lejeuneaceae. The two families share in common: elaters usually 1-spiral, trumpet-shaped and fixed to the capsule valves, distally

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  1. closest

    The term "closest" generally refers to being nearest in proximity or distance relative to other objects or locations. It implies the minimal amount of space or time required to reach something or someone.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of closest in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of closest in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of closest in a Sentence

  1. Karl Barth:

    Laughter is the closest thing to the grace of God.

  2. Ryan Reynolds:

    But it's a pretty narrow group of people that I would send photos like that to. They're just, like, my closest family and my closest friends: 'Here's us in the delivery room!'.

  3. Rudolf Karl Bultmann:

    There is something precious in our being mysteries to ourselves, in our being unable ever to see through even the person who is closest to our heart and to reckon with him as though he were a logical proposition or a problem in accounting.

  4. Ayanna Pressley:

    I think we are both stating that voting the right way isn't enough. We have to be bold, we have to be disruptive, both of our candidacies are disruptive because they challenge the conventional wisdom and narrative about who has a right to run and also how to run and win. ... People closest to the pain should be closest to the power.

  5. John Ruskin:

    Taste is not only a part and index of morality, it is the only morality. The first, and last, and closest trial question to any living creature is What do you like Tell me what you like, I'll tell you what you are.

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