vicinity
Plural: vicinities
Noun
- The area near or surrounding a particular place.
- a surrounding or nearby region
- "the plane crashed in the vicinity of Asheville"
- proximity; the state of being near.
- neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
- approximate size or amount.
Examples
- I weigh in the vicinity of 80kg.
- There is a hurricane in the vicinity of the Bahamas.
- There was a crackling sound in the vicinity of my right ear.
- There were no good spots in the immediate vicinity of his rack, forcing a difficult play.
Origin / Etymology
From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).
Synonyms
locality, neck of the woods, neighborhood, neighbourhood
Scrabble Score: 16
vicinity: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordvicinity: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vicinity: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
vicinity: valid Words With Friends Word