cercanía

/seɾkaˈnia/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
cercanías

Meaning

  1. proximity

    • Valoro la cercanía de mi familia.

      I value my family's closeness.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

proximidad

cercanía and proximidad are close synonyms for "proximity"; proximidad is slightly more formal or technical, while cercanía also means "vicinity, closeness" more broadly.

Similar in other languages

French

proximité

proximité is the French word for the same thing — both mean "proximity."

Practice

1 What does cercanía mean?

2 Fill the gap: Valoro la ___ de mi familia.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches cercanía?

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