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propinquities

propinquities is the plural of propinquity.

Meaning of propinquity

Noun

propinquity (countable and uncountable, plural propinquities)

  1. (literary) 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.1904, Edith Wharton, The Other Two
    Synonyms:
    appropinquity
  2. (literary) 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.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about propinquities

What is propinquities the plural of?
Propinquities is the plural of propinquity.

Words near propinquities in the dictionary

  1. propinquates
  2. propinquating
  3. propinquative
  4. propinque
  5. propinquent
  6. propinquities
  7. propinquitous
  8. propinquity
  9. propinquous
  10. propinyl
  11. propinyls

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