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propinquity
Propinquity (noun) means the state of being close to something in distance.
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1
The state of being close to something in distance.
"Geographical propinquity gives rise to conflicting territorial claims from Bosnia to Mindanao."
— Samuel P. Huntington, The Clash of Civilizations? (1993)
"There was also the question of Julius’s glandular responses to the almost daily propinquity of his Empress, so naked under her lawn."
— Anthony Burgess, The Kingdom of the Wicked (1985)
2
A close connection or likeness between things.
"Decent people out there. Russ wants to believe they are still assembled in some recognizable manner, the kindred unit at the radio, old lines and ties and propinquities."
— Don DeLillo, Underworld (1997)
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Etymology
Formed from propinqu(ent) plus -ity, echoing Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (itself from prop(e) (“near”) plus (h)inc (“hence”) plus -uus).
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What is the meaning of propinquity?
"propinquity" (noun) means the state of being close to something in distance.
What is another word for propinquity?
Other words for "propinquity" include proximity.
What is the opposite of propinquity?
Opposites of "propinquity" include distance, remoteness, separation.
What are the different meanings of propinquity?
"propinquity" has 2 main meanings: 1. The state of being close to something in distance; 2. A close connection or likeness between things.
