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- Dictionarypro·pin·qui·ty/prəˈpiNGkwədē/
noun
- 1. the state of being close to someone or something; proximity: formal "he kept his distance as though afraid propinquity might lead him into temptation" Similar
- 2. close kinship. technical Similar
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1. : nearness of blood : kinship. 2. : nearness in place or time : proximity. Did you know? Getting Closer to the Meaning of Propinquity. Propinquity and its cousin "proximity" are related through the Latin root prope, which means "near." That root gave rise to "proximus" (the parent of "proximity") and "propinquus" (an ancestor of "propinquity").
noun [ U ] formal uk / prəˈpɪŋ.kwə.ti / us / proʊˈpɪŋ.kwə.t̬i / Add to word list. the fact of being near something: Don't let geographical propinquity determine your choice. Synonyms. closeness (NEAR) proximity formal. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Closeness in distance and time. a few steps idiom. a hair's breadth idiom.
Propinquity definition: nearness in place; proximity. . See examples of PROPINQUITY used in a sentence.
Ah propinquity, a word meaning "proximity or physical closeness." Your propinquity to someone in a conversation will affect whether you can smell his breath or not. Propinquity had a brief moment in the sun on a television show in the 1950s called Dobie Gillis.
PROPINQUITY | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of propinquity in English. propinquity. noun [ U ] formal us / proʊˈpɪŋ.kwə.t̬i / uk / prəˈpɪŋ.kwə.ti / Add to word list. the fact of being near something: Don't let geographical propinquity determine your choice. Synonyms. closeness (NEAR) proximity formal.
Propinquity can mean physical proximity, a kinship between people, or a similarity in nature between things ("like-attracts-like").
noun. 1. nearness in place; proximity. 2. nearness of relation; kinship. 3. affinity of nature; similarity. 4. nearness in time.
