propinquity

Noun

Meaning

Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.

Nearness in time.

Nearness of blood; kindred; affinity.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

proximity association alliance kindred approach relationship homology adjacency presence contact connection link relation bond neighborhood
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Antonyms

range distance length compass difference contrast
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Hypernyms

closeness nearness

Related terms

propinquitous

Examples

Loneliness is never more cruel than when it is felt in close propinquity with someone who has ceased to communicate. Germaine Greer

Each day used to be individually felt by me in its reference to the foreign post days; in its distance from, or propinquity to, the next Sunday. I had my Wednesday feelings, my Saturday nights' sensations. Charles Lamb

A person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not give rise to probable cause to search that person. Potter Stewart

Close letter words and terms

propinquate propinquent propinquitous propinquous propinyl propiolactone