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proximity

[ prok-sim-i-tee ]

/ prɒkˈsɪm ɪ ti /

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noun

nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation.

Origin of proximity

First recorded in 1475–85, proximity is from the Latin word proximitās nearness, vicinity. See proximal, -ity

OTHER WORDS FROM proximity

non·prox·im·i·ty, noun

Words nearby proximity

proxima centauri, proximad, proximal, proximate, proxime accessit, proximity, proximity fuse, proximity fuze, proximity talks, proximo, proximo-

Example sentences from the Web for proximity

She sends a miniature of her own image to the court, envious that it will enjoy a proximity she will never attain.

Sor Juana: Mexico’s Most Erotic Poet and Its Most Dangerous Nun |Katie Baker |November 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
They make us realize, he explains, that “proximity is important to entrepreneurship.”

How Young People Are Destroying Liberty |James Poulos |October 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Afterwards, unable to live in proximity to their killers, she moved into this village.

After the Genocide, Rwanda’s Widows Aging Alone |Nina Strochlic |August 31, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“[Obama] had to do [strike] because of the proximity of the ISIS Howitzers to our defensive areas and our own people,” he said.

McCain Calls Obama's 'Pinprick' Iraq Strikes 'Meaningless' and 'Almost Worse Than Nothing' |Josh Rogin |August 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Harlow has some proximity to the Senate and House investigation.

From Waterboarding to Benghazi, CIA Faces Two-Front War by Congress |Eli Lake |April 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
We learned more about witch-doctoring at the school in a short hour than we had during all the weeks we had been in its proximity.

Adventures in Swaziland |Owen Rowe O'Neil
The question of the proximity to the house or other buildings is of great importance when locating the garden.

The Vegetable Garden |Anonymous
He did not think there were more than six in the party; probably they were out hunting, unconscious of the proximity of any foe.

French and English |Evelyn Everett-Green
When the poor creature heard of Bernard's proximity, he implored to be taken to him.

Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing |George Barton Cutten
The stony plain reappears unchanged geologically, but more broken by the proximity of a lofty range of hills, the Jebel Aja.

A Pilgrimage to Nejd, Vol. 2 [of 2] |Anne Blunt

British Dictionary definitions for proximity

proximity

/ (prɒkˈsɪmɪtɪ) /

noun

nearness in space or time

nearness or closeness in a series

Word Origin for proximity

C15: from Latin proximitās closeness; see proximate