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Webster 1913 Edition


Vicinity

Vi-cin′i-ty

(vĭ-sĭn′ĭ-ty̆; 277)
,
Noun.
[L.
vicinitas
, from
vicinus
neighboring, near, from
vicus
a row of houses, a village; akin to Gr.
οἶκοσ
a house, Skr.
vēça
a house,
viç
to enter, Goth.
weihs
town: cf. OF.
vicinité
. Cf.
Diocese
,
Economy
,
Parish
,
Vicinage
,
Wick
a village.]
1.
The quality or state of being near, or not remote; nearness; propinquity; proximity;
as, the value of the estate was increased by the
vicinity
of two country seats
.
A
vicinity
of disposition and relative tempers.
Jer. Taylor.
2.
That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.
“The vicinity of the sun.”
Bentley.
Syn. – Neighborhood; vicinage. See
Neighborhood
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Vicinity

VICIN'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. vicinitas.]
1.
Nearness in place; as the vicinity of two country seats.
2.
Neighborhood; as a seat in the vicinity of the metropolis.
3.
Neighboring country. Vegetables produced in the vicinity of the city, are daily brought to market. the vicinity is full of gardens.

Definition 2024


vicinity

vicinity

English

Noun

vicinity (plural vicinities)

  1. Proximity, or the state of being near.
    There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.
    • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 8, in The Celebrity:
      The humor of my proposition appealed more strongly to Miss Trevor than I had looked for, and from that time forward she became her old self again; [] . Our table in the dining-room became again the abode of scintillating wit and caustic repartee, Farrar bracing up to his old standard, and the demand for seats in the vicinity rose to an animated competition.
  2. Neighbourhood, or the nearby region.
    There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.
  3. Approximate size or amount.
    I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg.

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