Proxemics (noun)
prok-sem-iks
The branch of knowledge that deals with the amount of space that people feel it necessary to set between themselves and others.
1960s: from proximity, on the pattern of words such as phonemics.
Example sentences
“He has no respect for proxemic, I could smell his breakfast!”
“She wrote a fascinating essay on how alcohol affects proxemics.”
Praetorian (adj) (noun) pri-taw-ree-un of or relating to a praetor (a magistrate in the Roman republic). a soldier of the Praetorian Guard (Roman imperial army) First recorded in 1375–1425; late…
