proximity

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Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun the property of being close together
noun the region close around a person or thing
noun a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit

From proxim(ate) + -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.

Was it his proximity to European shores? — Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea, Jules Verne
I will have no covenants but proximities. — Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ralph Waldo Emerson
Was it our proximity to these European shores? — Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World, Jules Verne

propinquity

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