propinqueadj.

Brit.

/prəʊˈpɪŋk/, U.S.

/proʊˈpɪŋk/

Forms: late Middle English propynque, 1500s (Scottish) 1600s– propinque.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin propinquus.

Etymology: < classical Latin propinquus near, neighbouring, close, imminent < prope near (see proxime adj.¹) + a suffix of Indo-European origin also seen in ancient Greek ποδάπος ‘from where?’ Compare Middle French propinque (1484), Old Occitan probenc (13th cent.), Catalan propinc (mid 14th cent.; also †propinqüe (early 15th cent.)), Spanish propincuo (first half of the 13th cent. as †propinquo), Italian propinquo (c1200; now archaic or literary).

Now rare.

1. Near in space, neighbouring, close at hand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective]

yhendeeOE

nighOE

hendc1175

nearc1400

propinquec1487

assisting1579

neighbour1579

propinquant1633

near-acquainted1639

indistant1644

nearhand1653

adjourning1816

propinquousa1832

nearby1858

propinquitous1867

c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iii. 213 Through the naturall operation of the sonne, it is dyuers and full of varietie in colours—and especially in contreis propynque and nygh adiacent vnto the sonne.

1620 J. Rogers Disc. Christian Watchfulnesse 332 These paines are twofold, the one remote,..the other propinque neere and vpon mans soule and body.

1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 87 The matter of Meteors..as it is propinque or neare, it consisteth of Exhalations.

1892 J. Ashby-Sterry in Graphic 16 Apr. 494/1 They did not disdain..the foaming pewter from the propinque public.

1907 N. Munro in Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 81/1 Ports more propinque to the highways of the world.

†2. Nearly approaching accuracy; approximate. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adjective]

narrow1551

rough1561

propinquec1570

close1719

approximated1789

proximate1796

approximate1816

approximative1830

ballpark1960

c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 23^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Alteration to noittis nocht perfyt dois nocht cum bot quhen thay salbe the propinque partis of perfyt figuris, thay sall noucht to alteration be subduwit.

1680 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) II. 86 Mr. Launcelot Moorhouse..wrote against Mr. Francis Potter's booke of 666, and falls upon him, for that 25 is not the true roote, but the propinque root.

†3. Of a cause: proximate, immediate. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > of or relating to types of cause

nigh1551

next1581

procatarctical1601

procatarctic1603

objective1620

defective1624

univocala1640

proximate1641

propinque1649

proxime1649

proegumene1650

proegumenal1656

con-causal1660

proegumenical1663

propinquate1665

proegumenous1676

synectical1697

proegumenic1711

proximous1724

proximal1828

synectic1869

monocausal1937

1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia i. iv. 18 We must find out some more propinque and conjunct cause of motion.

1661 K. W. Confused Characters 79 The Devil's the remote cause, and their hearts the approximate and neere propinque cause.

1781 R. Saunders Eng. Apollo 41 Aristotle says, the propinque Cause is Rain, and the remote Cause a Cloud.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	propinque
释义	propinqueadj. Brit. /prəʊˈpɪŋk/, U.S. /proʊˈpɪŋk/ Forms: late Middle English propynque, 1500s (Scottish) 1600s– propinque. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin propinquus. Etymology: < classical Latin propinquus near, neighbouring, close, imminent < prope near (see proxime adj.¹) + a suffix of Indo-European origin also seen in ancient Greek ποδάπος ‘from where?’ Compare Middle French propinque (1484), Old Occitan probenc (13th cent.), Catalan propinc (mid 14th cent.; also †propinqüe (early 15th cent.)), Spanish propincuo (first half of the 13th cent. as †propinquo), Italian propinquo (c1200; now archaic or literary). Now rare. 1. Near in space, neighbouring, close at hand. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [adjective] yhendeeOE nighOE hendc1175 nearc1400 propinquec1487 assisting1579 neighbour1579 propinquant1633 near-acquainted1639 indistant1644 nearhand1653 adjourning1816 propinquousa1832 nearby1858 propinquitous1867 c1487 J. Skelton tr. Diodorus Siculus Bibliotheca Historica iii. 213 Through the naturall operation of the sonne, it is dyuers and full of varietie in colours—and especially in contreis propynque and nygh adiacent vnto the sonne. 1620 J. Rogers Disc. Christian Watchfulnesse 332 These paines are twofold, the one remote,..the other propinque neere and vpon mans soule and body. 1635 J. Swan Speculum Mundi v. §2. 87 The matter of Meteors..as it is propinque or neare, it consisteth of Exhalations. 1892 J. Ashby-Sterry in Graphic 16 Apr. 494/1 They did not disdain..the foaming pewter from the propinque public. 1907 N. Munro in Blackwood's Mag. Jan. 81/1 Ports more propinque to the highways of the world. †2. Nearly approaching accuracy; approximate. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > freedom from error, correctness > exactness, accuracy, precision > closeness to accuracy > [adjective] narrow1551 rough1561 propinquec1570 close1719 approximated1789 proximate1796 approximate1816 approximative1830 ballpark1960 c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 23^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Alteration to noittis nocht perfyt dois nocht cum bot quhen thay salbe the propinque partis of perfyt figuris, thay sall noucht to alteration be subduwit. 1680 J. Aubrey Brief Lives (1898) II. 86 Mr. Launcelot Moorhouse..wrote against Mr. Francis Potter's booke of 666, and falls upon him, for that 25 is not the true roote, but the propinque root. †3. Of a cause: proximate, immediate. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > of or relating to types of cause nigh1551 next1581 procatarctical1601 procatarctic1603 objective1620 defective1624 univocala1640 proximate1641 propinque1649 proxime1649 proegumene1650 proegumenal1656 con-causal1660 proegumenical1663 propinquate1665 proegumenous1676 synectical1697 proegumenic1711 proximous1724 proximal1828 synectic1869 monocausal1937 1649 J. Bulwer Pathomyotomia i. iv. 18 We must find out some more propinque and conjunct cause of motion. 1661 K. W. Confused Characters 79 The Devil's the remote cause, and their hearts the approximate and neere propinque cause. 1781 R. Saunders Eng. Apollo 41 Aristotle says, the propinque Cause is Rain, and the remote Cause a Cloud. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1487
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