15
vicinity(noun, area, part, block, community)
14
closeness(noun, area, part, touch, ease)
13
propinquity(noun, area, part, touch, block)
12
contiguity(noun, area, part, touch, block)
10
juxtaposition(noun, touch, relation, touching, closeness)
9
proximity(noun, area, part, touch, block)
8
intimacy(noun, affection, friendliness, sociability, proximity)
8
neighborhood(noun, area, community, closeness, zone)
7
familiarity(noun, affection, closeness, friendship, friendliness)
7
adjacency(noun, area, part, block, community)
7
approximation(noun, touch, balance, relation, touching)
7
convenience(noun, ease, suitability, handiness, proximity)
6
imminence(noun, act, advance, approach, fact)
6
presence(noun, closeness, vicinity)
5
approach(noun, act, advance, approach, fact)
4
friendship(noun, affection, friendliness, sociability)
4
relationship(noun, connection, link, bond, relation)
3
immediacy(noun, closeness, proximity, imminence)
3
affinity(noun, connection, link, balance, tie)
3
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