“While the King welcomes any sort of contact, technology cannot compensate for the loss of propinquity [prəˈpɪŋkwɪti]. The King feels the lack of closeness with his California grandchildren acutely.” — Michael Cole quoted in the Daily Mail (UK), 10 June 2024

propinquity [prəˈpɪŋkwɪti]
noun
Propinquity is a formal word that typically refers to nearness in place or time, making it a synonym of proximity. It can also be used as a synonym of kinship to refer to the state of being related to others by blood.

Propinquity was all about kinship when it entered English in the 14th century via an expansion in Latin of prope to propinquus, meaning “near, akin.”

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