vicinity

vi·cin·i·ty

noun \və-ˈsi-nə-tē\

plural vi·cin·i·ties

Definition of VICINITY

1

: the quality or state of being near : proximity

2

: a surrounding area or district : neighborhood

3

: neighborhood 3b

Examples of VICINITY

1. <there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital>
2. <the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house>

Origin of VICINITY

Middle French vicinité, from Latin vicinitat-, vicinitas, from vicinus neighboring, from vicus row of houses, village; akin to Gothic weihs village, Old Church Slavic vĭsĭ, Greek oikos, oikia house

First Known Use: 1560

Related to VICINITY

Synonyms: backyard, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage, environs

Antonyms: distance, remoteness

Related Words: environment, surround, surroundings

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Rhymes with VICINITY

affinity, bovinity, concinnity, divinity, felinity, feminity, infinity, latinity, salinity, sanguinity, virginity