propinquity
State of adjacency
Propinquity is nearness—physical, temporal, or relational.
The word is formal and somewhat literary, appearing in discussions of how proximity affects human connection: Propinquity breeds familiarity.
Social scientists use it to describe how physical closeness influences friendship and attraction: The propinquity effect explains why we often befriend neighbors and coworkers.
State of being close
- closenessState of proximity
- adjacencyState of being beside
- vicinityNearby surrounding area
- contiguityState of touching directly
neighboring · adjoining · bordering · juxtaposition · immediacy · accessibility · touching · abutting
State of proximity
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- warmthHeat you feel
- bondingForming close connections
- togethernessState of close connection
attachment · affection · companionship · trust · understanding · rapport · confidant · devotion
Relatedness through shared ancestry
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- familyRelated people together
- relativesThose connected by blood
- lineageDescent from progenitors
ancestry · heritage · clan · kinfolk · descendants · siblings · parentage · genealogy
State of being alike
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
correspondence · consonance · congruity · accord · alignment · likeness · kindred spirit · common ground
nearness
State of being close
contiguity · neighboring · adjoining · bordering · juxtaposition · immediacy · accessibility · touching · abutting · convenience
closeness
State of proximity
- familiarityKnowledge through experience
- warmthHeat you feel
- bondingForming close connections
togetherness · attachment · affection · companionship · trust · understanding · rapport · confidant · devotion · endearment
consanguinity
Relatedness through shared ancestry
lineage · ancestry · heritage · clan · kinfolk · descendants · siblings · parentage · genealogy · forebears
similarity
State of being alike
- connectionA joining or relation
- rapportHarmonious mutual connection
- sympathyCompassionate understanding of others
resonance · correspondence · consonance · congruity · accord · alignment · likeness · kindred spirit · common ground · compatibility
propinquitydistance
Space between two points
remoteness · farness · separation · remove · faraway
propinquityestrangement
Emotional separation between people
alienation · distance · disconnection · remoteness · detachment
propinquityremoteness
Quality of being faraway
distance · time lag · antiquity · anachronism · futurity