proximity

[ prok-sim-i-tee ]

noun

1. nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation; closeness.

proximity

/ prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ /

noun

1. nearness in space or time
2. nearness or closeness in a series

Other Words From

• non·prox·im·i·ty noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of proximity¹

First recorded in 1475–85; late Middle English; from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitāt-, stem of proximitās “nearness, adjacent area, vicinity”

Word History and Origins

Origin of proximity¹

C15: from Latin proximitās closeness; see proximate

Example Sentences

There’s a not easily quantifiable advantage to putting lots of creative people in close proximity.

From Fortune

The president is regularly tested and those in close proximity to him are tested beforehand.

From Fortune

Media buyers also expressed anxiety about having their ads appear on social media sites in proximity to hot button or questionable content posted by consumers.

From Search Engine Land

With the backlighting on, the keys automatically illuminate based on your finger proximity, offering an aesthetically pleasing and precise experience.

From Popular-Science

Experts have said the fence will face a never-ending battle with erosion given its proximity to the water and the sandy, silty material of the banks.

From ProPublica

She sends a miniature of her own image to the court, envious that it will enjoy a proximity she will never attain.

From The Daily Beast

They make us realize, he explains, that “proximity is important to entrepreneurship.”

From The Daily Beast

What was it like working in such close proximity with him as his son for four months?

From The Daily Beast

Afterwards, unable to live in proximity to their killers, she moved into this village.

From The Daily Beast

“[Obama] had to do [strike] because of the proximity of the ISIS Howitzers to our defensive areas and our own people,” he said.

From The Daily Beast

Perhaps that made it awkward for him, as he was not accustomed to having his wife in such close proximity with him daily.

From Project Gutenberg

In Rome the temple of Vesta is the king's hearth, situated, as one would expect, in close proximity to the regia.

From Project Gutenberg

The proximity of Asia and the remoteness from civilised centres were scarcely perceptible.

From Project Gutenberg

In short, birth was fortuitous, a product of circumstance plus proximity, its get a biological accident.

From Project Gutenberg

Its very diminutive stove stands near to its extremely small door, which is in close proximity to its unusually little window.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• closeness