nigher

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A form of nigh — Near, close by.

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nearercloser
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Meanings

nigher1

adjective
  1. archaiccomparativecomparative form of nigh: more nigh

    It seems to me that she might, by merely sitting quietly at his side, saying little and looking less, get nigher his heart.

    1847, Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre

nigher2

verbnigher (third-person singular simple present nighers, present participle nighering, simple past and past participle nighered)

present singular third person nighers · participle present nighering · participle past nighered · past nighered

  1. ScotlandalternativeAlternative form of nicker (“to neigh”).

Synonyms & antonyms

adverb(comparative of ‘near’ or ‘close’) within a shorter distance

Similar
nearercloser
Also see
closernearer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From nigh + -er. Doublet of near.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

HeringReghinReighnhinger
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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