proximitynoun [ U ]
uk/prɒkˈsɪm.ə.ti/us/prɑːkˈsɪm.ə.t̬i/formalC2 the state of being near in space or time:
The best thing about the location of the house is its proximity to the town centre.
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Closeness in distance and time
- a few/couple of steps idiom
- a hair's breadth idiom
- a stone's throw idiom
- ace
- anywhere
- anywhere near idiom
- eyeball to eyeball idiom
- face-to-face
- float around
- hand to hand idiom
- hard by
- propinquity
- roof
- round the corner idiom
- shadow
- shout
- step
- stick together
- towards
- under the same roof idiom
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