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appropinquity

appropinquity noun: nearness; propinquity.

Noun

appropinquity (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) nearness; propinquity
    • By Presence, Power and Essence, the Doctors generally mean by the first, an Appropinquity of Vision, that all things are open and naked unto his sight; by the second, an Approximation of Power, that he worketh in and ruleth over all; by the third, an Indistance of his Being to all things...1671, John Gregory, chapter XXXI, in Shecinah, or God's Dwelling Presence
    • The Captain thought so, and raved about her in uncouth convulsions. The barbed shaft of love had penetrated his dull hide. Six weeks—appropinquity—opportunity—had victimised him completely.1847, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair

Origin of appropinquity

From ad- + propinquity.

Questions about appropinquity

What does appropinquity mean?
Appropinquity means nearness; propinquity.
What part of speech is appropinquity?
Appropinquity is a noun.

Words near appropinquity in the dictionary

  1. appropinquated
  2. appropinquates
  3. appropinquating
  4. appropinquation
  5. appropinquations
  6. appropinquity
  7. approportionate
  8. approportionated
  9. approportionates
  10. approportionating
  11. appropre

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