propinquity
Meaning
- (countable, literary, uncountable) Nearness or proximity
- (countable, literary, uncountable) Affiliation or similarity.
Synonyms
near relation
close relative
Translations
proximidade
Nähe
proximité
nabijheid
akrabalık hısımlık
συγγένεια εγγύτης εγγύτητα
القرابة
somiglianzaPronounced as (IPA)
/pɹəˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti/
Etymology
In summary
From propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (from prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus).
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