1. nigh - Adjective
2. nigh - Verb
3. nigh - Adverb
4. nigh - Preposition
6. nigh - Adjective Satellite
7. Nigh - Proper noun
Not distant or remote in place or time; near.
Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.
In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of events; near.
Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.
To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near.
Near to; not remote or distant from.
Source: Webster's dictionaryI trust the time is nigh when, with the universal assent of civilized people, all international differences shall be determined without resort to arms by the benignant processes of civilization. Chester A. Arthur
So nigh is grandeur to our dust, So near is God to man, When Duty whispers low, Thou must, The youth replies, I can. Ralph Waldo Emerson
In misery's darkest cavern known, His useful care was ever nigh Where hopeless anguish pour'd his groan, And lonely want retir'd to die. Samuel Johnson
Aristotle... a mere bond-servant to his logic, thereby rendering it contentious and well nigh useless. Francis Bacon
He who makes a fool of himself on account of a woman is well nigh ruined. Maltese Proverb
Almost and very nigh saves many a lie. Romanian Proverb