Dictionary

vicinity en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /vɪˈsɪnɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /vəˈsɪnəti/ (US)

Etymology

From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).

Meanings

1. Proximity; the state of being near.
   • 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. 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter VIII, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
   • There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.
2. Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
   • There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.
   • O suitably-attired-in-leather-boots Head of a traveller, wherefore seeking whom Whence by what way how purposed art thou come To this well-nightingaled vicinity? 1883, A. E. Housman, Fragment of a Greek Tragedy:
   • Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler, reporting from Bangkok, said hundreds of Yingluck's supporters gathered outside the Bangkok Supreme Court to await the verdict but were not allowed in the vicinity. 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera
3. Approximate size or amount.
   • I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg.

Forms

Deriveds

convicinity

Translations (129)

ko 근처 (proximity, or the state of being near) · bg съседство (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · it intorno (approximate size or amount) · es alrededores (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · sk okolie (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · uk сусі́дство (proximity, or the state of being near) · mk соседство (proximity, or the state of being near) · bg околност (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · es algo ansí como (approximate size or amount) · ur اطراف (proximity, or the state of being near) · cmn 附近 (proximity, or the state of being near) · ca (al) voltant (approximate size or amount) · cs sousedství (proximity, or the state of being near) · ga comharsanacht (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · pt arredores (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · mk близина (proximity, or the state of being near) · uk око́лиця (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · yue 附近 (proximity, or the state of being near) · egy h-A-w-Y1:Z2 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · no nærhet (proximity, or the state of being near) · mi tatanga (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · gd àrainn (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · cs okolí (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · fi likimäärä (approximate size or amount) · pl sąsiedztwo (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · nl nabijheid (proximity, or the state of being near) · ro apropiere (proximity, or the state of being near) · ja 付近 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ko 근처 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · tr mahal (proximity, or the state of being near) · ar مُحِيط (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · sv storleksordning (approximate size or amount) · nl schatting (approximate size or amount) · bn কাছ (proximity, or the state of being near) · ka მეზობლობა (proximity, or the state of being near) · sk susedstvo (proximity, or the state of being near) · sv närområde (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · tr yöre (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · fr vicinité (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · tr yakınlık (proximity, or the state of being near) · ca veïnatge (proximity, or the state of being near) · tr çevre (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · da nærhed (proximity, or the state of being near) · pl sąsiedztwo (proximity, or the state of being near) · ar قُرْب (proximity, or the state of being near) · sl bližina (proximity, or the state of being near) · it dintorni (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · sv närhet (proximity, or the state of being near) · ca voltants (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ru сосе́дство (proximity, or the state of being near) · be ако́ліца (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ro vecinătate (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · fr voisinage (proximity, or the state of being near) · es proximidad (proximity, or the state of being near) · es alrededor de (approximate size or amount) · hu közel (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · cmn 周圍 /周围 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · grc περίχωρος (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · tr civar (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · tr komşuluk (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · de Nachbarschaft (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · tr civar (proximity, or the state of being near) · es vecindad (proximity, or the state of being near) · ja 付近 (proximity, or the state of being near) · ru окру́га (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · de Umgebung (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · fr environs (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · tr civar (in usage, 'civarında') (approximate size or amount) · yue 周圍 /周围 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · es aproximadamente (approximate size or amount) · bn বরাত (proximity, or the state of being near) · bg съсе́дство (proximity, or the state of being near) · sv trakt (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · uk окру́га (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · el γειτνίαση (proximity, or the state of being near) · ja 近所 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · es unos (approximate size or amount) · de Nähe (proximity, or the state of being near) · pl pobliże (proximity, or the state of being near) · fi kokoluokka (approximate size or amount) · fi lähialue (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · pdt Omjäajent (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · da nabolag (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ar جِوَار (proximity, or the state of being near) · be блі́зкасць (proximity, or the state of being near) · pt vizinhança (proximity, or the state of being near) · nl omgeving (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ota چوره (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · pl okolica (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ka სიახლოვე (proximity, or the state of being near) · he קרבה (proximity, or the state of being near) · es cercanías (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · be вако́ліцы (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · be навако́лле (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · uk бли́зькість (proximity, or the state of being near) · ja 近傍 (proximity, or the state of being near) · sv grannskap (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · es vecindad (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ja 周辺 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ja 近似量 (approximate size or amount) · da omegn (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · it vicinanza (proximity, or the state of being near) · fi lähiseutu (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · cs blízkost (proximity, or the state of being near) · fi suuruusluokka (approximate size or amount) · ru окре́стность (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ca encontorns (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · be вако́ліца (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · uk о́кіл (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ka არემარე (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · be сусе́дства (proximity, or the state of being near) · cmn 鄰近 /邻近 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ko 부근 (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · sk blízkosť (proximity, or the state of being near) · fi läheisyys (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · nl buurt (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ko 부근 (proximity, or the state of being near) · kix ēmkō (proximity, or the state of being near) · es inmediaciones (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · fi läheisyys (proximity, or the state of being near) · he סביבה (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · be акру́га (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ka მიდამო (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · ja 概算 (approximate size or amount) · ru бли́зость (proximity, or the state of being near) · pt vizinhança (neighbourhood, or the nearby region) · pl bliskość (proximity, or the state of being near) · bg бли́зост (proximity, or the state of being near) · sv närhet (approximate size or amount)