propinquity
noun /prəˈpɪŋkwəti/
/prəˈpɪŋkwəti/
[uncountable] (formal)- the state of being near in space or time
synonym proximity(空间或时间上的)临近,接近 词源late Middle English: from Old French propinquité, from Latin propinquitas, from propinquus ‘near’, from prope ‘near to’.