noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/pɹɒkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti/
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CMU ARPABET:P R AA0 K S IH1 M AH0 T IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The proximity of the heat source allowed it to be detected by the sensor.
You and I live in close proximity.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the property of being close together
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: propinquity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nearness, closeness
3
noun
Meaning 3
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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: law of proximity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: Gestalt law of organization, Gestalt principle of organization
4
noun
Meaning 4
the region close around a person or thing
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck of the woods
Narrower terms: presence, front
History
Etymology
From proxim(ate) + -ity, from Middle French proximité, from Latin proximitās, proximitāt-, from proximus.
Across languages
Translations
49 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
nabyheid
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Antillean Creole:
pwoksimité
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Arabic:
قرب
(qurb)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Asturian:
proximidá
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Bengali:
কাছ
(kach)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Bengali:
বরাত
(borat)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Central Bikol:
kaharanihan
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Bulgarian:
бли́зост
(blízost)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Catalan:
proximitat
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Chinese Mandarin:
接近
(jiējìn)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Corsican:
prossimità
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Czech:
blízkost
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Danish:
nærhed
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Dutch:
nabijheid
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Esperanto:
proksimeco
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Finnish:
läheisyys
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
French:
proximité
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Galician:
proximidade
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Georgian:
სიახლოვე
(siaxlove)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
German:
Nähe
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
German:
Nachbarschaft
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Hebrew:
קִרְבָה
(qirvá)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Hindi:
सान्निध्य
(sānnidhya)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Indonesian:
kedekatan
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Irish:
cóngas
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Italian:
prossimità
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Italian:
vicinanza
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Latin:
proximitās
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Manx:
niessid
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Eastern Mari:
лишыл
(ĺišyl)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Khiamniungan Naga:
ēmkō
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Negerhollands:
nabiheit
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Occitan:
proximitat
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Plautdietsch:
Omjäajent
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Polish:
bliskość
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Portuguese:
proximidade
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Romanian:
proximitate
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Romanian:
vecinătate
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Russian:
бли́зость
(blízostʹ)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Russian:
сосе́дство
(sosédstvo)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Sardinian:
prossimidade
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Spanish:
proximidad
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Spanish:
cercanía
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Swedish:
närheten
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Telugu:
చేరువు
(cēruvu)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Telugu:
సరస
(sarasa)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Turkish:
yakınlık
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Ottoman Turkish:
یاقینلق
(yakınlık)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
Ukrainian:
бли́зькість
(blýzʹkistʹ)
— closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship
