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propinquity (n.)

late 14c., "nearness in relation, kinship," later also "physical nearness" (early 15c.), from Old French propinquite (13c.) and directly from Latin propinquitatem (nominative propinquitas) "nearness, vicinity; relationship, affinity," from propinquus "near, neighboring," from prope "near" (enlarged from PIE *pro "before," from root *per- (1) "forward," hence "in front of, toward, near") + suffix -inquus.

Nothing propinks like propinquity [Ian Fleming, chapter heading, "Diamonds are Forever," 1956; phrase popularized 1960s by U.S. diplomat George Ball]

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Definitions of propinquity from WordNet

propinquity (n.)
the property of being close together;
Synonyms: proximity
From wordnet.princeton.edu