"proximity" meaning in English

See proximity in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/ [UK], /pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/ [Canada, US], [pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ɾi] [Canada, US], /pɹɔkˈsɪm.ə.ti/ [Australia], [pɹɔkˈsɪm.ə.ɾi] [Australia] Audio: en-us-proximity.ogg [US] Forms: proximities [plural]
Etymology: From proxim(ate) + -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*-kʷe}}, {{suffix|en|proximate|ity|alt1=proxim(ate)}} proxim(ate) + -ity, {{uder|en|frm|proximité}} Middle French proximité, {{uder|en|la|proximitas|proximitās, proximitāt-}} Latin proximitās, proximitāt- Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} proximity (countable and uncountable, plural proximities)
  1. Closeness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: closeness, nearness, nighness, propinquity, vicinity Related terms: approximate, approximation, approximator, proximate Translations (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship): nabyheid (Afrikaans), pwoksimité (Antillean Creole), قرب (qurb) [masculine] (Arabic), proximidá [feminine] (Asturian), কাছ (kach) (Bengali), বরাত (borat) (Bengali), бли́зост (blízost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), proximitat [feminine] (Catalan), kaharanihan (Central Bikol), 接近 (jiējìn) (Chinese Mandarin), prossimità [feminine] (Corsican), blízkost [feminine] (Czech), nærhed [common-gender] (Danish), nabijheid [feminine] (Dutch), лишыл (ĺišyl) (Eastern Mari), proksimeco (Esperanto), läheisyys (Finnish), proximité [feminine] (French), proximidade [feminine] (Galician), სიახლოვე (siaxlove) (Georgian), Nähe [feminine] (German), Nachbarschaft [feminine] (German), קִרְבָה (qirvá) [feminine] (Hebrew), सान्निध्य (sānnidhya) [masculine] (Hindi), समीपता (samīptā) [feminine] (Hindi), निकटता (nikaṭtā) [feminine] (Hindi), kedekatan (Indonesian), cóngas [masculine] (Irish), prossimità [feminine] (Italian), vicinanza [feminine] (Italian), ēmkō (Khiamniungan Naga), proximitās [feminine] (Latin), niessid [masculine] (Manx), nabiheit [feminine] (Negerhollands), proximitat [feminine] (Occitan), یاقینلق (yakınlık) (Ottoman Turkish), Omjäajent [feminine] (Plautdietsch), bliskość [feminine] (Polish), proximidade [feminine] (Portuguese), proximitate [feminine] (Romanian), vecinătate [feminine] (Romanian), бли́зость (blízostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), сосе́дство (sosédstvo) [neuter] (Russian), prossimidade [feminine] (Sardinian), proximidad [feminine] (Spanish), cercanía [feminine] (Spanish), närheten (Swedish), చేరువు (cēruvu) (Telugu), సరస (sarasa) (Telugu), yakınlık (Turkish), бли́зькість (blýzʹkistʹ) [feminine] (Ukrainian)
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          "word": "接近"
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          "word": "kedekatan"
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          "word": "cóngas"
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          "word": "niessid"
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          "roman": "ĺišyl",
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        "Terms with Polish translations",
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        "Terms with Romanian translations",
        "Terms with Russian translations",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "proximidá"
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      "word": "কাছ"
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      "word": "বরাত"
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      "word": "kaharanihan"
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      "roman": "blízost",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "бли́зост"
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      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "roman": "jiējìn",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "接近"
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "prossimità"
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      "code": "cs",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "blízkost"
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      "code": "da",
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      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "eo",
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      "word": "proksimeco"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "läheisyys"
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "ka",
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      "word": "სიახლოვე"
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      "code": "de",
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Nähe"
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Nachbarschaft"
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      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "roman": "qirvá",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "קִרְבָה"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "सान्निध्य"
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      "code": "hi",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "hi",
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
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      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
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      "code": "ga",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "cóngas"
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "prossimità"
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      "code": "it",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "vicinanza"
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "proximitās"
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      "code": "gv",
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      "lang_code": "gv",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "niessid"
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    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "lang_code": "mhr",
      "roman": "ĺišyl",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "лишыл"
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    {
      "code": "kix",
      "lang": "Khiamniungan Naga",
      "lang_code": "kix",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "ēmkō"
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      "code": "dcr",
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      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "nabiheit"
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      "code": "oc",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "proximitat"
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      "tags": [
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bliskość"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "proximidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "proximitate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "vecinătate"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "blízostʹ",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бли́зость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "sosédstvo",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "сосе́дство"
    },
    {
      "code": "sc",
      "lang": "Sardinian",
      "lang_code": "sc",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "prossimidade"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "proximidad"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "cercanía"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "närheten"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "cēruvu",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "చేరువు"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "lang_code": "te",
      "roman": "sarasa",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "సరస"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "lang_code": "tr",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "yakınlık"
    },
    {
      "code": "ota",
      "lang": "Ottoman Turkish",
      "lang_code": "ota",
      "roman": "yakınlık",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "word": "یاقینلق"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "blýzʹkistʹ",
      "sense": "closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "бли́зькість"
    }
  ],
  "word": "proximity"
}

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