vicinity

vi·cin·i·ty

noun \və-ˈsi-nə-tē\

: the area around or near a particular place

plural vi·cin·i·ties

Full 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

Rhymes with VICINITY

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