proximity
noun
[ prɒkˈsɪmɪti ]
• nearness in space, time, or relationship.
• "do not operate microphones in close proximity to television sets"
Similar:
closeness,
nearness,
presence,
juxtaposition,
propinquity,
adjacency,
accessibility,
contiguity,
vicinity,
vicinage,
Origin:
late 15th century: from French proximité, from Latin proximitas, from proximus ‘nearest’.