Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the proximity of objects around them.
Source: tatoeba (1965)
Proximity
//pɹɑkˈsɪm.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "proximity" (68 found)
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Closest matches (14)
Strong matches (20)
Related words (34)
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6 entriesTranslations
41 translations across 35 languages.
Afrikaans
1 entries- nabyheid noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Asturian
1 entries- proximidá noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Bengali
2 entries- কাছ noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
- বরাত noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Bikol Central
1 entries- kaharanihan noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Bulgarian
1 entries- бли́зост noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Catalan
1 entries- proximitat noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 接近 noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Czech
1 entries- blízkost noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Danish
1 entries- nærhed noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Dutch
1 entries- nabijheid noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Eastern Mari
1 entries- лишыл noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Esperanto
1 entries- proksimeco noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Finnish
1 entries- läheisyys noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
French
1 entries- proximité noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Galician
1 entries- proximidade noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Georgian
1 entries- სიახლოვე noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
German
2 entries- Nachbarschaft noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
- Nähe noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Hebrew
1 entries- קִרְבָה noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Hindi
1 entries- सान्निध्य noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Indonesian
1 entries- kedekatan noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Italian
1 entries- vicinanza noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Khiamniungan Naga
1 entries- ēmkō noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Latin
1 entries- proximitās noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Manx
1 entries- niessid noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- یاقینلق noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- Omjäajent noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Polish
1 entries- bliskość noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Portuguese
1 entries- proximidade noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Romanian
2 entries- proximitate noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
- vecinătate noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Russian
2 entries- бли́зость noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
- сосе́дство noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Spanish
2 entries- cercanía noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
- proximidad noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Swedish
1 entries- närheten noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Telugu
2 entries- చేరువు noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
- సరస noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Turkish
1 entries- yakınlık noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Ukrainian
1 entries- бли́зькість noun (closeness; the state of being near as in space, time, or relationship)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
What the fuck are you up to taking advantage of his proximity to cling to him like a wet T-shirt?!
Source: tatoeba (326909)
The big change is the proximity to death.
Source: tatoeba (5598653)
Basically, distance is not an obstacle (on the other hand, how often proximity is one) to reach.
Source: tatoeba (6158902)
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