nighest

1. 1.

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

   “that was the time he came nearest to death”

   Synonymsnearestclosest

   superlative

Questions about nighest

What does nighest mean?

nighest means "(superlative of `near' or `close') within the shortest distance".

How many syllables are in nighest?

nighest has 2 syllables: nig-hest. The stress falls on "nig".

What is another word for nighest?

Close synonyms include nearest, closest. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nighest a common word?

nighest is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.