vicinity

vicinity

noun

Definition of VICINITY

1

an adjoining region or space <there are no hotels in the vicinity of the hospital>

Synonyms backyard, neighborhood, purlieus, vicinage, vicinity

Related Words environment, surround, surroundings

2

the state or condition of being near <the vicinity of the town's only elementary school was one reason why the young couple bought the house>

Synonyms adjacency, closeness, contiguity, immediacy, nearness, propinquity, vicinity

Related Words abutment, juxtaposition

Antonyms distance, remoteness

3

an approximate amount, extent, or degree <starting salaries in that field are in the vicinity of $50,000 a year>

Synonyms matter, tune, vicinity

Related Words ballpark; nearness, proximity