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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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