propinque ( synonym found)

Definition of propinque:

°(technical) nearness or proximity.
1904: Some experimental spirits could not resist the diversion of throwing Varick and his former wife together, and there were those who thought he found a zest in the propinquity. -- Edith Wharton, "The Other Two"
°(technical) affiliation or similarity.
"1979: [A] person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not, without more, give rise to probable cause to search that person. Ybarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85, 86 (1979)."

Definition of propinque:

°(technical) nearness or proximity.
1904: Some experimental spirits could not resist the diversion of throwing Varick and his former wife together, and there were those who thought he found a zest in the propinquity. -- Edith Wharton, "The Other Two"
°(technical) affiliation or similarity.
"1979: [A] person's mere propinquity to others independently suspected of criminal activity does not, without more, give rise to probable cause to search that person. Ybarra v. Illinois, 444 U.S. 85, 86 (1979)."

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