neist

N1E1I1S1T1
/niːst/

A form of next — Nearest in place or position, having nothing similar intervening; adjoining.

OriginMiddle English nest ← Old English nēst →
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Meanings

adjectiveneist (not comparable)
  1. UKalternativedialectalnot comparableAlternative form of next.
adverbneist (not comparable)
  1. UKalternativedialectalnot comparableAlternative form of next.

    The bonniest lass that ye meet neist, Gie her a kiss an' a' that

    1785, Robert Burns, The Bonniest Lass

Origin

  1. Old Englishnīehst“nearest, next”
  2. Old Englishnēst
  3. Middle Englishnest
  4. Englishneist

From Middle English nest, neste, from Old English nēst, nēist, variants of Old English nīehst (“nearest, next”). More at next.

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APA

neist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neist

MLA

“neist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neist.

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