proxĭmĭtas, ātis, f. [proximus], nearness, vicinity, proximity.
I Lit., Vitr. 2, 9 med. ; Ov. de Nuce, 56.—
II Trop.
A Near relationship , Ov. M. 10, 340; 13, 154; Quint. 3, 6, 95.—
B Similarity , resemblance : et lateat vitium proximitate boni, Ov. A. A. 2, 662; Ap. Asclep. p. 79, 2.—
C Connection , union , Ap. Dogm. Plat. 2, p. 20, 15.