different between nearest vs nearby

English

Etymology

near +? -est.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?n????st/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?n???st/
• Hyphenation: near?est

Adjective

nearest

1. Closest; superlative form of near: most near.

   Where is the nearest bus stop?

   I calculated the cost to the nearest 50 dollars.

Preposition

nearest

1. Closest to.

   Mercury is the planet nearest the Sun.

   • 1843, Edgar Allan Poe, The Gold-Bug:

     Fastening one end of this at that point of the trunk of the tree which was nearest the peg, he unrolled it till it reached the peg and thence further unrolled it, in the direction already established by the two points of the tree and the peg, for the distance of fifty feet […]

Anagrams

• Earnest, Eastern, Saetern, Tareens, earnest, eastern, estrane, renates, sterane

English

Etymology

From Middle English ner-bi, neer by, equivalent to near +? by.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n??(?)?ba?/

Adjective

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

1. adjacent, near, close by

Synonyms

• close; see also Thesaurus:near

Translations

Adverb

nearby (comparative more nearby, superlative most nearby)

1. next to, close to

Translations

Usage notes

Some British writers make the distinction between the adverbial near by, which is written as two words; and the adjectival nearby, which is written as one. In American English, the one-word spelling is standard for both forms.

Anagrams

• Barney, barney, brayne