proximity
UK/pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti//pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/
proximity noun: closeness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.
Noun
proximity (countable and uncountable, plural proximities)
- Closeness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.
- The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.
- You and I live in close proximity.
- Synonyms:
- closeness, nearness, nighness, propinquity, vicinity
proximity meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
proximity in Hindi
- closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
- सान्निध्य sānnidhya, समीपता samīptā, निकटता nikaṭtā
proximity in Tamil
- அண்மை, அருகாமை, நெருக்கம்
proximity in Marathi
- निकटता
proximity in Urdu
- نزدیکی, قرب, قربت
More languagesFewer languages
- proximity in Bengali
- কাছ kach, বরাত borat
- proximity in Telugu
- చేరువు cēruvu, సరస sarasa
- proximity in Malayalam
- അടുപ്പം, സാമീപ്യം, സാന്നിദ്ധ്യം
- proximity in Kannada
- ಹತ್ತಿರ hattira
- proximity in Punjabi
- ਨੇਡ਼ਤਾ
- proximity in Gujarati
- નિકટતા
- proximity in Odia
- ପ୍ରାପ୍ତି prāpti
- proximity in Sanskrit
- अपरत्व aparatva, आवत् āvát, आनन्तर्य ānantarya, अङ्क aṅká
- proximity in Assamese
- ওচৰ üsor, গুৰি guri
- proximity in Nepali
- निकटता, सामीप्य, सामीप्यता
- proximity in Arabic
- قرب qurb
- proximity in Indonesian
- kedekatan
Examples of proximity in a sentence
- Although administratively part of Sanya City, Houhai’s proximity to the urban core does not dissolve its rurality.
- Most studies indicate that Black family members live in proximity, in part an outcome of segregated communities.
- But in addition to grammatical next-to-ness, there is normal physical proximity.
Synonyms of proximity
Forms of proximity
| plural | proximities |
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Origin of proximity
From proxim(ate) + -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.
Words formed from proximity
Phrases with proximity
Questions about proximity
- What does proximity mean?
- Proximity means closeness; the state of being near in space, time, or relationship.
- What is proximity in Hindi?
- Proximity in Hindi is सान्निध्य (sānnidhya), समीपता (samīptā), निकटता (nikaṭtā). See Proximity meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is proximity?
- Proximity is a noun.
- How do you pronounce proximity?
- Proximity is pronounced /pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of proximity?
- The plural of proximity is proximities.
Words near proximity in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: proximity (page history and authors); proximity (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proximity (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); proximity (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); proximity (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ಹತ್ತಿರ (Kannada) (page history and authors); proximity (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); proximity (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); ପ୍ରାପ୍ତି (Odia) (page history and authors); अङ्क (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); ওচৰ (Assamese) (page history and authors); proximity (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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