· the property of being close together
Synonym(s): propinquity
Hypernym(s): nearness, closeness
· the region close around a person or thing
Hypernym(s): vicinity, locality, neighborhood, neighbourhood, neck_of_the_woods
· a Gestalt principle of organization holding that (other things being equal) objects or events that are near to one another (in space or time) are perceived as belonging together as a unit
Synonym(s): law_of_proximity
Hypernym(s): Gestalt_law_of_organization, Gestalt_principle_of_organization