Vicinity
/vəˈsɪnəti/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Proximity; the state of being near.
"There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear."
- 2 a surrounding or nearby region wordnet
- 3 Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
"There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas."
- 4 Approximate size or amount.
"I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg."
Antonyms
All antonymsExample
More examples"There are no hospitals in the vicinity of his house."
Etymology
From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).