Propinquity
11propinquity — noun Etymology: Middle English propinquite, from Latin propinquitat , propinquitas kinship, proximity, from propinquus near, akin, from prope near more at approach Date: 14th century 1. nearness of blood ; kinship 2. nearness in place or time ;… …
12propinquity — /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… …
13propinquity — Synonyms and related words: accord, addition, adjunct, affairs, affiliation, affinity, agnation, alliance, ancestry, approach, approximation, assemblage, association, blood, blood relationship, bond, brotherhood, brothership, closeness, cognation …
14propinquity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nearness; vicinity, proximity; adjacency; relation; juxtaposition. Ant., distance. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Proximity] Syn. nearness, contiguity, concurrence; see proximity . 2. [Kinship] Syn.… …
15propinquity — pro|pin|qui|ty [prəˈpıŋkwıti] n [U + of/to] [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: propinquitas, from propinquus near ] formal the fact of being near someone or something, or of being related to someone = ↑proximity …
16propinquity — pro|pin|qui|ty [ prou pıŋkwəti ] noun uncount VERY FORMAL the fact of being near to someone or something, or closely related to or very much like someone …
17propinquity — see PROXIMITY …
18propinquity — Nearness or similarity …
19propinquity — pro·pin·qui·ty || prÉ™ pɪŋkwÉ™tɪ n. family relation; resemblance …
20propinquity — [prə pɪŋkwɪti] noun 1》 proximity. 2》 technical close kinship. Origin ME: from OFr. propinquité, from L. propinquitas, from propinquus near , from prope near to …
