Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

proximitous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: prox-im-i-tous
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nearby; proximate.

Example Sentences

"But of the strange and little people, inhabiting that proximitous world beyond the thin veil of time and space, he knew all they all knew in those wild parts of the land."
"What this proves is that work depends on your proximity. Please be proximitous soon."
"Margaret Sphery's shrill birdcalls, whistles, and hoots assailed us from a proximitous room."
"Oh, yeah, I thought, she was probably getting pretty damn proximitous, or whatever the word was, with that Mike."

Etymology

From proximit(y) + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: proximity

Inflected Forms

more proximitous (comparative) most proximitous (superlative)

Questions

What does proximitous mean?: Nearby; proximate.
Where does proximitous come from?: From proximit(y) + -ous.

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