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proximity

[ prok-sim-i-tee ]
/ prɒkˈsɪm ɪ ti /

noun

nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.

Words related to proximity

closeness, concurrence, propinquity, juxtaposition, togetherness, adjacency, contiguity, immediacy

Words nearby proximity

proxima centauri, proximad, proximal, proximate, proxime accessit, proximity, proximity fuse, proximity fuze, proximity talks, proximo, proximo-

Origin of proximity

First recorded in 1475–85, proximity is from the Latin word proximitās nearness, vicinity. See proximal, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM proximity

non·prox·im·i·ty, noun
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Examples from the Web for proximities

  • It happened with the kindly and approving smiles of the more experienced elders who had organised these proximities.

    The New Machiavelli|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for proximities

proximity
/ (prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ) /

noun

nearness in space or time
nearness or closeness in a series

Word Origin for proximity

C15: from Latin proximitās closeness; see proximate
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