Synonyms for proximity

Grammar : Noun

Spell : prok-sim-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : prɒkˈsɪm ɪ ti

Définition of proximity

Origin : late 15c., from Middle French proximité "nearness" (14c.), from Latin proximitatem (nominative proximitas) "nearness, vicinity," from proximus "nearest, next; most direct; adjoining," figuratively "latest, most recent; next, following; most faithful," superlative of prope "near" (see propinquity).

noun nearness to something

Example sentences :

She dropped into her chair, with a flash of resentment at the proximity of the other table.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

The situation was, however, complicated by the proximity of the Afghan frontier.
Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill

He believed afterward that before he saw him he had felt the proximity of Slade.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

She made him appear at his best, but she cheapened that best by her proximity.
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

Does that mean that I should take advantage of its proximity and leave?
Extract from : « One Day's Courtship » by Robert Barr

It was youth and poverty and proximity, and everything was young and kindly.
Extract from : « Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ » by Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes

In its proximity were encamped a cavalry regiment of the Maharajah of Kachmyr.
Extract from : « The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ » by Nicolas Notovitch

But the apparent differences, dependent on proximity, are most marked and important.
Extract from : « Modern Painters Volume I (of V) » by John Ruskin

It was at least some comfort to be out of the proximity of Brother Paul.
Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine

He put his wife from him with a strong shudder, as if her proximity stung him.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Antonyms for proximity

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