Meanings
plural proximities
- countableuncountableCloseness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.
You and I live in close proximity.
1 more example
The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.
Synonyms: closeness, nearness, nighness, propinquity, vicinity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounCloseness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*prokʷe
- Proto-Indo-European*prokʷism̥mos
- Latinproximus
- Latinproximitās
- Middle Frenchproximité
- Englishproximity
From Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus. By surface analysis, proxim(ate) + -ity.
More words from Middle French, Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans nabyheid
- nabyheidcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Arabic قرب
- قرب (qurb)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Bengali কাছ, বরাত
- কাছ (kach)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- বরাত (borat)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Bulgarian бли́зост
- бли́зост (blízost)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Catalan proximitat
- proximitatcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Chinese Mandarin 接近
- 接近 (jiējìn)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Czech blízkost
- blízkostcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Danish nærhed
- nærhedcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Dutch nabijheid
- nabijheidcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Esperanto proksimeco
- proksimecocloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Finnish läheisyys
- läheisyyscloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
French proximité
- proximitécloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
German Nähe, Nachbarschaft
- Nähecloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- Nachbarschaftcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Hebrew קִרְבָה
- קִרְבָה (qirvá)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Hindi सान्निध्य, समीपता
- सान्निध्य (sānnidhya)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- समीपता (samīptā)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- निकटता (nikaṭtā)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Indonesian kedekatan
- kedekatancloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Irish cóngas
- cóngascloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Italian prossimità, vicinanza
- prossimitàcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- vicinanzacloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Latin proximitās
- proximitāscloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Polish bliskość
- bliskośćcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Portuguese proximidade
- proximidadecloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Romanian proximitate, vecinătate
- proximitatecloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- vecinătatecloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Russian бли́зость, сосе́дство
- бли́зость (blízostʹ)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- сосе́дство (sosédstvo)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Spanish proximidad, cercanía
- proximidadcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- cercaníacloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Swedish närhet
- närhetcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Turkish yakınlık
- yakınlıkcloseness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Ukrainian бли́зькість
- бли́зькість (blýzʹkistʹ)closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Cite this entry
proximity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximity
“proximity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximity. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “proximity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/proximity.
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