'Proximity' definitions:
Definition of 'proximity'
(from WordNet)
noun
The property of being close together [syn: proximity, propinquity]
noun
The region close around a person or thing
noun
A Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit [syn: proximity, law of proximity]
Definition of 'Proximity'
From: GCIDE
- Proximity \Prox*im"i*ty\, n. [L. proximitas: cf. F. proximit['e] See Proximate, and cf. Propinquity, Approach.] The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation, influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood, or alliance. [1913 Webster]
- If he plead proximity of blood That empty title is with ease withstood. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'proximity'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accord,
- addition,
- adjacency,
- adjunct,
- affairs,
- affiliation,
- affinity,
- alliance,
- approach,
- approximation,
- assemblage,
- association,
- bond,
- closeness,
- combination,
- confines,
- connectedness,
- connection,
- contiguity,
- contiguousness,
- contrariety,
- convergence,
- dealings,
- deduction,
- disjunction,
- environs,
- filiation,
- foreground,
- homology,
- immediacy,
- immediate foreground,
- intercourse,
- intimacy,
- junction,
- juxtaposition,
- liaison,
- link,
- linkage,
- linking,
- mutual attraction,
- nearness,
- neighborhood,
- nighness,
- precinct,
- propinquity,
- purlieus,
- rapport,
- relatedness,
- relation,
- relations,
- relationship,
- similarity,
- sympathy,
- tie,
- tie-in,
- togetherness,
- union,
- vicinage,
- vicinity