The Collaborative International Dictionary
Longinquity
Longinquity \Lon*gin"qui*ty\, n. [L. longinquitas, fr.
longinquus extensive, remote, fr. longus long.]
Greatness of distance; remoteness. [R.]
--Barrow.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
longinquity
"remoteness," 1540s, from Latin longinquitas "length, extent, duration," from longinquus "long, extensive, remote, distant," from longus (see long (adj.)) -inquus.
Wiktionary
longinquity
n. (context archaic English) length
Usage examples of "longinquity".
Inordinate unvaried length, sheer longinquity, staggers the heart, ages the very heart of us at a view.
I think the proximity of wine a matter of much more importance than the longinquity of water.