propinquity C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/ UK /prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun nearness in place, time, or relationship; proximity Their friendship grew from the simple propinquity of adjacent desks. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · nearness in place, time, or... proximitynearnessclosenessvicinityadjacencykinship ↔ Opposites distanceremotenessseparation Etymology AI details From Old French propinquite, from Latin propinquitatem ('nearness'), from propinquus ('near'), from prope ('near'). propinquitas Latin prope Latin *pro- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # propinquity **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/ **IPA (UK):** /prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/ ## Meanings 1. nearness in place, time, or relationship; proximity ## Examples - Their friendship grew from the simple propinquity of adjacent desks. ## Synonyms - proximity - nearness - closeness - vicinity - adjacency - kinship ## Antonyms - distance - remoteness - separation ## Roots and Affixes - Root: propinquitas - Root: prope - Root: *pro- ## Etymology From Old French propinquite, from Latin propinquitatem ('nearness'), from propinquus ('near'), from prope ('near'). ## AI Etymology Propinquity is from Old French propinquite, from Latin propinquitatem ('nearness'), from propinquus ('near'), from prope ('near'). Important recorded forms include propinquitas (Latin), prope (Latin), and *pro- (Proto-Indo-European). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers nearness in place, time, or relationship; proximity. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown