Vicinity Definition

vĭ-sĭnĭ-tē
vicinities
noun
vicinities
The state of being near or close by; nearness; proximity.
Two theaters in close vicinity.
Webster's New World
The region or area surrounding a particular place; neighborhood.
Webster's New World
An approximate degree or amount.
Houses priced in the vicinity of $200,000.
American Heritage
There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
idiom
in the vicinity of
  • near; close to (a place)
  • about; approximately (the amount, etc. specified)
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Vicinity

Noun

Singular:
vicinity
Plural:
vicinities

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Vicinity

  • in the vicinity of

Origin of Vicinity

  • Latin vīcīnitās from vīcīnus neighboring from vīcus neighborhood weik-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin vicinitas (“neighborhood") > vicinus (“neighbor") > vicus (“village").

    From Wiktionary

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