Propinquity noun 1. nearness in place; proximity. 2. nearness of relation; kinship. 3. affinity of nature; similarity. 4. nearness in time. Examples: Residents tolerate--even welcome--human propinquity. We have no idea what makes them friends other than their social propinquity. Their propinquity is a corroborating point, as is the quotation from the trial transcript. Telecommunications and computers have reduced the importance of geographic propinquity for people. word origin: 1350-1400; Middle English propinquite < Latin propinquitās nearness, equivalent to propinqu (us) near ( prop (e) near (see pro-1) + -inquus adj. suffix) + -itās -ity

gambol verb 1. to skip about, as in dancing or playing; frolic. noun 2. a skipping or frisking about; frolic. Examples: Two tuneful gamblers gambol across the country in a struggle for the money they need to run their respective casinos. They gambol and twitch, taking turns posing behind a colorfully framed, movable screen. In winter, a few deer gambol through crunching snow from the surrounding forest, sniff then retreat. It is practically the definition of a place where children should not gambol. Word origin: 1590s, originally gambolde "a leap or spring" (c.1500), from Middle French gambade (15c.), from Late Latin gamba "horse's hock or leg," from Greek kampe "a bending" (on notion of "a joint"), from PIE *kamp- "to bend" (see campus ).

Diaphanous adjective 1. very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent. 2. delicately hazy. word origin: 1605-15; < Medieval Latin diaphanus < Greek diaphan (ḗs) transparent (equivalent to diaphan-, stem of diaphaínein to show through (see dia-, -phane) + -ēs adj. suffix) + -ous

bucolic adjective, Also, bucolical 1. of or relating to shepherds; pastoral. 2. of, relating to, or suggesting an idyllic rural life. noun 3. a pastoral poem. 4. Archaic. a farmer; shepherd; rustic. word origin: 1525-35; < Latin būcolicus < Greek boukolikós rustic, equivalent to boukól (os) herdsman ( bou-, stem of boûs ox + -kolos keeper + -ikos -ic

scintilla noun 1. a minute particle; spark; trace Example: Not a scintilla of remorse. Word origin: 1685-95; < Latin: spark

Susurrous adjective 1. full of whispering or rustling sounds. word origin:Middle English susurracioun, from Late Latin susurrātiō, susurrātiōn-, from Latin susurrātus, past participle of susurrāre, to whisper, from susurrus, whisper, ultimately of imitative origin.

denouement noun 1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel. 2. the place in the plot at which this occurs. 3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences. word origin: 1745-55; < French: literally, an untying, equivalent to dénouer to untie, Old French desnoer (des- de- + noer to knot < Latin nōdāre, derivative of nōdus knot) + -ment -ment

cynosure noun 1. something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.: the cynosure of all eyes. 2. something serving for guidance or direction. word origin:1590-1600; < Latin Cynosūra < Greek Kynósoura the constellation Ursa Minor, equivalent to kynós dog's (genitive of kýōn) + ourá tail. Polaris is in the constellation Ursa Minor, thus comes the serving for guidance or direction.

sinecure 1. an office or position requiring little or no work, especially one yielding profitable returns. 2. an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls. origin: mid 17th century: from Latin sine cura ‘without care.’