vicinity

Proximity; the state of being near.

Noun

  1. Proximity; the state of being near.
    • There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.
    • 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...
  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...
  3. Approximate size or amount.
    • I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg.

Origin

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

Forms

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