propinquity

C2+ Topic:Places & Geography

US /prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/ UK /prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
nearness in place, time, or relationship; proximity

Their friendship grew from the simple propinquity of adjacent desks.

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Synonyms

1 noun · nearness in place, time, or... proximity nearness closeness vicinityadjacencykinship

Opposites

distance remoteness separation

Etymology

From Old French propinquite, from Latin propinquitatem ('nearness'), from propinquus ('near'), from prope ('near').

propinquitas Latin prope Latin *pro- Proto-Indo-European

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Places & Geography Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Places & Geography
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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