Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The quality or state of being nigh.

[R.]

“Nighness of blood.”

Holished.

Noun.

Nearness; proximity in place, time or degree.

nighness ‎(uncountable)

The quality or state of being nigh, or near.
- Holinshed
  Nighness of blood.