nearness of relation
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relation — I (connection) noun affiliation, affinity, alliance, analogy, applicability, appositeness, apposition, association, bearing, bond, closeness, cognation, comparableness, connation, connaturalness, connexion, correlation, correspondence, homology,… … Law dictionary
nearness — index comparison, connection (abutment), presence (attendance), propinquity (proximity), relation ( … Law dictionary
Relation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Relation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 relation relation bearing reference connection concern GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 cognation cognation Sgm: N 2 correlation correlation &c. 12 Sgm … English dictionary for students
nearness — Synonyms and related words: access, accession, accord, accordance, addition, adjunct, advance, advent, affairs, affiliation, affinity, afflux, affluxion, agreement, alikeness, alliance, analogy, aping, approach, approaching, appropinquation,… … Moby Thesaurus
relation — n 1. connection, tie, link, bond, union, liaison; association, relationship, connectedness, relat edness; affiliation, alliance, accord; rapport, affinity, sympathy; interconnection, interdependence, concatenation; dependency, contingency,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
propinquity — I (kinship) noun affiliation, affinity, agnation, alliance, association, bond, close association, cognation, common ancestry, connection, consanguinity, family connection, filiation, kindred, link, nearness of blood, nearness of relation,… … Law dictionary
propinquity — /proh ping kwi tee/, n. 1. nearness in place; proximity. 2. nearness of relation; kinship. 3. affinity of nature; similarity. 4. nearness in time. [1350 1400; ME propinquite < L propinquitas nearness, equiv. to propinqu(us) near (prop(e) near… … Universalium
propinquity — pro•pin•qui•ty [[t]proʊˈpɪŋ kwɪ ti[/t]] n. 1) nearness in time or place; proximity 2) nearness of relation; kinship • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME propinquite < L propinquitās nearness … From formal English to slang
propinquity — /prəˈpɪŋkwəti / (say pruh pingkwuhtee) noun 1. nearness in place; proximity. 2. nearness of relation; kinship. 3. affinity of nature; similarity. 4. nearness in time. {Middle English propinquite, from Latin propinquitas} …
approximate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. near, close, rough. See nearness, similarity, relation.Ant., exact, precise. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rough, inexact, estimated, uncertain, guessed, imprecise, unprecise, proximate, imperfect,… … English dictionary for students
