Daily Synonmys & Antonyms

propinquity

prəˈpɪŋkwɪti/

noun

noun: propinquity

1. 1.

   formal

   the state of being close to someone or something; proximity.

   "he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation"

   synonyms:

   proximity, closeness, nearness, adjacency; More rarecontiguity, contiguousness, vicinity, vicinage "discussion of family support often seems to assume geographical propinquity"

2. 2.

   technical

   close kinship.

   synonyms:

   close kinship, close relationship, family connection, blood ties, consanguinity "propinquity of descent"

Origin

late Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘near’, from prope ‘near to’.

 

 

Ant: Distance; Farness; Space; Range; Extent; Remoteness; Length; Width.