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propinquity

  • /pɹəˈpɪŋ.kwɪ.ti/ UK

Where it comes from

From propinqu(ent) + -ity, from Middle English propinquite, from Middle French propinquité or Latin propinquitās, from propinquus (“neighbouring”) (from prop(e) (“near”) + (h)inc (“hence”) + -uus).

noun propinquities

  1. countable, literary, uncountable Nearness or proximity Some experimental spirits could not resist the diversion of throwing Varick and his former wife together, and there were those who thought he found a zest in the propinquity.

    Similar: appropinquity

  2. countable, literary, uncountable Affiliation or similarity. Heere I diſclaime all my Paternall care, / Propinquity and property of blood, / And as a ſtranger to my heart and me, / Hold thee from this for euer.

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noun affiliation or similarity

Españolpropincuidad, projimidad
Русскийродство́ rodstvó

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"propinquity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/propinquity. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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propinquity. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/propinquity

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"propinquity." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/propinquity.

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@misc{propinquity_2026,
  title = {propinquity},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/propinquity},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}