contiguity
/ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/
contiguity means A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another. It carries an Arena rating of 1606, earned across 5 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, contiguity ranks #639 of 13,218 for Most Malleable Words, #864 of 13,218 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #1,360 of 13,218 for Most Satisfying to Say, #1,620 of 13,218 for Most Elegant Words.
contiguity is pronounced /ˌkɒn.tɪˈɡjuː.ɪ.ti/.
Why “contiguity” is a great word
The state of being in direct physical contact or sharing a common boundary. From French *contiguité*, from Late Latin *contiguitās*, from Latin *contiguus* ("bordering upon"), from *contingō* ("to touch or border upon"). Unlike "proximity," which implies mere nearness, or "adjacency," which suggests a looser side-by-side arrangement, contiguity demands an unbroken line of touch. It is the precise click of puzzle pieces, the warm press of shoulders on a crowded bench, and the shared, weather-worn seam where two fence panels meet—a quiet insistence that in a world of distance, some things still hold fast to one another.
Etymology
From French contiguïté (whence -ity), from Late Latin contiguitās, from Latin contiguus (“bordering upon”), from contingō (“to touch or border upon”).
noun
- A state in which two or more physical objects are physically touching one another or in which sections of a plane border on one another.“In the mechanical conception of ‘cause’ it is…demanded that there should be spatial and temporal contiguity between the movements involved.”
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