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propinquity

English

Etymology

propinqu(ent) +? -ity, from Old French propinquité or Latin propinquit?s, from propinquus (neighbouring) (from prop(e) (near) +? (h)inc (hence) +? -uus).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /p???p??.kw?.ti/

Noun

propinquity (countable and uncountable, plural propinquities)

  1. Nearness or proximity.
    Synonym: (obsolete) appropinquity
  2. Affiliation or similarity.
    • 1979, Ybarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85, 86 (1979):
      [A] person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not, without more, give rise to probable cause to search that person.
    • 2012, Andrew Marr (heard at the Leveson inquiry.)
      Propinquity and corruption don't always go side by side.

Translations

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handiness

English

Etymology

handy +? -ness

Pronunciation

Noun

handiness (usually uncountable, plural handinesses)

  1. The quality or state of being handy.

Translations

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