Is « proximité » masculine or feminine?

« proximité » is feminine. You say la proximité.

Article forms

With the definite article la proximité
With the indefinite article une proximité
With the partitive article de la proximité

Plural

The plural is proximités (les proximités). A noun keeps its gender in the plural; only the article stops showing it.

Why the gender

proximité ends in -té. Nouns ending in -té are usually feminine, so proximité follows the pattern. The full rules by ending cover every common suffix.

Related words

Other common nouns that end the same way:

Common questions

Is « proximité » masculine or feminine?

« proximité » is feminine. You say la proximité.

Is it « le proximité » or « la proximité »?

It is « la proximité ». « le proximité » is incorrect.


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