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Antonyms for contiguity


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kon-ti-gyoo-i-tee
Phonetic Transcription : ˌkɒn tɪˈgyu ɪ ti



Definition of contiguity

Origin :
  • 1640s, from French contiguité from Latin contiguitas, from contiguus (see contiguous).
  • As in neighborhood : noun community, surroundings
  • As in proximity : noun nearness to something
  • As in nearness : noun nearness in time or space
  • As in propinquity : noun proximity
  • As in nearness : noun approximateness
  • As in locality : noun neighborhood
  • As in contact : noun touching
Example sentences :
  • This is a low form of memory, resting on association by contiguity.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • It is brought down by some to contiguity, by most others to resemblance.
  • Extract from : « Essay on the Creative Imagination » by Th. Ribot
  • People need to touch the facts, and nearness in time is contiguity.
  • Extract from : « Backlog Studies » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • There was contiguity but not much sociability in our neighborhood.
  • Extract from : « Urban Sketches » by Bret Harte
  • The relation between God and man is a relation of contiguity.
  • Extract from : « The Theistic Conception of the World » by B. F. (Benjamin Franklin) Cocker
  • It is usual to call this process "association by contiguity."
  • Extract from : « An Introduction to Psychology » by Wilhelm Max Wundt
  • Association by contiguity is the great law of thought, as well as of memory.
  • Extract from : « Memory » by William Walker Atkinson
  • Were they groups of kin, or groups of associates by contiguity?
  • Extract from : « The Secret of the Totem » by Andrew Lang
  • What is that but the operation of the law of contiguity in time?
  • Extract from : « Mental Philosophy: Including the Intellect, Sensibilities, and Will » by Joseph Haven
  • Catarrh by contiguity of tissue is the most frequent factor.
  • Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various

Synonyms for contiguity

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