Both Uses
proximity
in
The Great Gatsby
(Edited)
- My own house was an eyesore, but it was a small eyesore, and it had been overlooked, so I had a view of the water, a partial view of my neighbor's lawn, and the consoling proximity of millionaires — all for eighty dollars a month.
p. 5.8proximity = characteristic of being close
- It occurred to me that he had been very slowly bending toward her all evening to attain this proximity, and even while I watched I saw him stoop one ultimate degree and kiss at her cheek.
p. 107.1 *proximity = nearness (being near her rather than in another room or across the room)
Definitions:
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(1)
(proximity) characteristic of being close -- in space or time
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)