Propinquity
61nearness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Proximity without touching Nouns 1. nearness, closeness, proximity, propinquity, apposition, approximation, vicinity, neighborhood, adjacency; approach, convergence; likeness, similarity. See futurity. 2 …
62proximity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. nearness, vicinity, propinquity, neighborhood. Ant., distance. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. contiguity, concurrence, closeness, vicinity; see nearness 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. nearness,… …
63approach — {{11}}approach (n.) mid 15c., from APPROACH (Cf. approach) (v.). Figurative sense of means of handling a problem, etc. is first attested 1905. {{12}}approach (v.) c.1300, from Anglo Fr. approcher, O.Fr. aprochier approach, come closer (12c.,… …
64approximate — {{11}}approximate (adj.) early 15c., from L. approximatus, pp. of approximare to come near to, from ad to (see AD (Cf. ad )) + proximare come near, from proximus nearest, superlative of prope near (see PROPINQUITY (Cf …
65proximity — late 15c., from M.Fr. proximité nearness (14c.), from L. proximitatem (nom. proximitas) nearness, vicinity, from proximus nearest, superlative of prope near (see PROPINQUITY (Cf. propinquity)). Proximal is first recorded 1727 …
66reproach — {{11}}reproach (n.) mid 14c., a rebuke, a reproach; also object of scorn or contempt; c.1400, as disgrace, state of disgrace, from O.Fr. reproche (12c.), from reprocher to blame, bring up against, said by some Fr. etymologists to be from V.L.… …
67appropinquity — ˌaprəˈpiŋkwəd.ē noun ( es) Etymology: ad + propinquity : nearness, propinquity …
68Literary property — Property Prop er*ty, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF. propret[ e] property, F. propret[ e] neatness, cleanliness, propri[ e]t[ e] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper}, a., and cf. {Propriety}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is proper… …
69Properties — Property Prop er*ty, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF. propret[ e] property, F. propret[ e] neatness, cleanliness, propri[ e]t[ e] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper}, a., and cf. {Propriety}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is proper… …
70Property — Prop er*ty, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF. propret[ e] property, F. propret[ e] neatness, cleanliness, propri[ e]t[ e] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper}, a., and cf. {Propriety}.] [1913 Webster] 1. That which is proper to… …
