vicinityn.

Brit.

/vᵻˈsɪnᵻti/, U.S.

/vəˈsɪnᵻdi/

Etymology: < Latin vīcīnitās, < vīcīnus : see vicine adj. and -ity suffix. So Italian vicinità, Spanish vecindad.

a. The state, character, or quality of being near in space; propinquity, proximity.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun]

sideOE

nighnessOE

propinquity?a1425

neighboured1440

neighbourshipc1485

nearnessc1545

vicinity1560

neighbourhood1567

proximity1579

affinity1612

appropinquity1646

voisinage1665

vicinage1686

proximation1802

proximateness1881

1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xij^v For the Frenchmen come of the same offspringe that we do..: And for the vicinitie therof are very necessary for the Italians and vs.

1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §4. 275 The vicinitie also of the evill moveth much, for dangers afarre off we little esteeme.

1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper iii. 169 The third is ‘to feed, and eate together’. Another degree of vicinity, and neerenesse.

1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 226 The most unhealthy of these [winds] are the South-East, for that then the Air is thicker, by reason of the Seas Vicinity.

1728 J. Swift Short View State Ireland 11 The abundance and vicinity of Country-Seats.

1774 O. Goldsmith Grecian Hist. I. v. 105 But the Athenians were not to be intimidated by any vicinity of danger.

1825 W. Scott Betrothed iii, in Tales Crusaders II. 85 The Constable alleged the vicinity of the Welch, as what might possibly again render the abode of his betrothed bride..perilous.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 102 He had forgotten that vicinity operates in more ways than one.

1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 247 Under these conditions all vicinity of watercourses, unless bridged, should be avoided.

b. Const. to, with.

ΚΠ

1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism Pref. sig. bi^v That we may enjoy the comfort of unity..according to our vicinity with you on Earth.

1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 23 All those Epithets of changeable, defective,..and the like, are..derived from her too near vicinity with the Earth.

1781 W. Cowper Heroism 52 Ill-fated race! how deeply must they rue Their only crime, vicinity to you!

1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 108 How much more awful is it to reflect on this near vicinity to the dying.

1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 206 This vicinity to the great capital drew him, however, into a wider circle of duties.

†2. Nearness in degree or quality; close relationship or connection; resemblance, likeness. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > affinity or closeness

cousinagea1398

alliancea1475

affinityc1485

propinquitya1500

societya1513

kindred1528

cognationa1555

affinitive1579

sympathya1586

vicinity1594

affiance1597

contingence1612

contingency1612

congeniality1620

umbilicality1646

consanguinity1651

congeneracy1664

gossipred1674

congenerousness1677

closeness1692

intimacy1720

proximity1762

liaison1809

cousinship1848

affiliation1870

kinship1876

the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun]

anlikenessOE

ylikenessOE

likenessa1250

likeliheada1393

resemblancea1393

likeliness?a1425

similitudec1425

semblingc1440

alikenessc1450

assemblance1485

agreement1495

likelihood1495

agreeance1525

analogy1542

simility1543

semblablenessc1550

semblance1576

nearness1577

vicinity1594

simile1604

assimilation1605

consimilitude1610

parity1612

bly1615

similarity1615

connaturality1621

similiancy1622

connaturalnessa1628

reasemblance1638

consimilarity1658

similariness1669

similarness1670

consimility1680

kindredship1733

family likeness1759

family resemblance1785

cognateness1816

feel1892

1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. ii. Chancerie §145 Unto whom your said Oratrices husband, for the vicinity of bloud, and abilitie of substance, was bolder to make his mone for helpe.

1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered xii. 42 Speeches farre more differing from any vicinitie to prophanenes then this of yours.

1614 W. B. tr. Philosophers Banquet (ed. 2) i. xxv. 51 The vicinity with mans nature it hath.

1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 281 An honorary, and extraordinary priviledge indulged to them for their vicinity and relation to our Blessed Lord the fountaine of all benison to us.

a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iii. 83 There is a vicinity between Agents and Patients.

3. = vicinage n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun] > that which or one who is near > a near place > neighbourhood (of a place)

vicinagea1325

neighbourhoodc1450

precincts1479

neighboured1555

verge1641

adjacency1646

voisinage1649

environsc1660

vicinity1781

1781 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 293 Lord Cornwallis had advanced to the vicinities of the Moravian towns.

1789 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) III. 26 The progress of light..has equalled expectation in Paris only and its vicinities.

1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism iv. 173 That..tendency of things, which places the clergy of a vicinity in opposition the one to the other.

1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. viii. 129 It commanded a full view of the vicinity without.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 75 We were glad..to escape the vicinity of that ugly crevasse.

1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 41 That might gradually have the effect of removing all noxious trades from London and its vicinity.

a. in the vicinity (of), in the neighbourhood (of), near or close (to). (Cf. vicinage n. 1b, 3.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] > in the vicinity

in the vicinity (of)1796

there or (and) thereabouts1890

the world > space > distance > nearness > near to [preposition] > in the vicinity of

aboutOE

in the vicinage of1784

in the vicinity (of)1796

(a)

1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 229 It would most probably have in it's vicinity, the tree which Nature designed should contrast with it in the same site.

1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. ii. 125 The merchant has his snug retreat in the vicinity of the metropolis.

1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 149 The extraordinary transparency of the atmosphere in the vicinity of the Rhine.

1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah vii. 218 Amidst the park-like undulating scenery in the vicinity of the town.

1891 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 27 14/1 During a severe storm in that year the Port Glasgow ship ‘Marseilles’ capsized in the vicinity of Portpatrick.

(b)1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. xviii. 469 The minute hole..may be obliterated by a little pressure towards it upon the lute in the immediate vicinity.1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. iii. v. 249 A young man of low stature..slowly approaching towards the arch, and every cap in the vicinity was off, and every knee bowed.

b. With similar sense in other constructions. Also transferred, something near to (a specified amount, etc.).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [noun] > something near to specific amount

vicinity1901

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. iv. 145 A detachment of grenadiers were very expeditiously quitting the vicinity of danger.

1901 Proc. New-Eng. Hist. Geneal. Soc. 9 Jan. p. xvi Raising the extra cost of that number of the Annual Proceedings to the vicinity of one hundred dollars.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vicinity
释义	vicinityn. Brit. /vᵻˈsɪnᵻti/, U.S. /vəˈsɪnᵻdi/ Etymology: < Latin vīcīnitās, < vīcīnus : see vicine adj. and -ity suffix. So Italian vicinità, Spanish vecindad. 1. a. The state, character, or quality of being near in space; propinquity, proximity. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun] sideOE nighnessOE propinquity?a1425 neighboured1440 neighbourshipc1485 nearnessc1545 vicinity1560 neighbourhood1567 proximity1579 affinity1612 appropinquity1646 voisinage1665 vicinage1686 proximation1802 proximateness1881 1560 J. Daus tr. J. Sleidane Commentaries f. xij^v For the Frenchmen come of the same offspringe that we do..: And for the vicinitie therof are very necessary for the Italians and vs. 1604 T. Wright Passions of Minde (new ed.) v. §4. 275 The vicinitie also of the evill moveth much, for dangers afarre off we little esteeme. 1641 J. Jackson True Evangelical Temper iii. 169 The third is ‘to feed, and eate together’. Another degree of vicinity, and neerenesse. 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 226 The most unhealthy of these [winds] are the South-East, for that then the Air is thicker, by reason of the Seas Vicinity. 1728 J. Swift Short View State Ireland 11 The abundance and vicinity of Country-Seats. 1774 O. Goldsmith Grecian Hist. I. v. 105 But the Athenians were not to be intimidated by any vicinity of danger. 1825 W. Scott Betrothed iii, in Tales Crusaders II. 85 The Constable alleged the vicinity of the Welch, as what might possibly again render the abode of his betrothed bride..perilous. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. vi. 102 He had forgotten that vicinity operates in more ways than one. 1892 Photogr. Ann. II. 247 Under these conditions all vicinity of watercourses, unless bridged, should be avoided. b. Const. to, with. ΚΠ 1651 R. Baxter Plain Script. Proof Infants Church-membership & Baptism Pref. sig. bi^v That we may enjoy the comfort of unity..according to our vicinity with you on Earth. 1681 P. Rycaut tr. B. Gracián y Morales Critick 23 All those Epithets of changeable, defective,..and the like, are..derived from her too near vicinity with the Earth. 1781 W. Cowper Heroism 52 Ill-fated race! how deeply must they rue Their only crime, vicinity to you! 1836 C. Dickens Sketches by Boz 1st Ser. I. 108 How much more awful is it to reflect on this near vicinity to the dying. 1858 J. Martineau Stud. Christianity 206 This vicinity to the great capital drew him, however, into a wider circle of duties. †2. Nearness in degree or quality; close relationship or connection; resemblance, likeness. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > relationship > [noun] > affinity or closeness cousinagea1398 alliancea1475 affinityc1485 propinquitya1500 societya1513 kindred1528 cognationa1555 affinitive1579 sympathya1586 vicinity1594 affiance1597 contingence1612 contingency1612 congeniality1620 umbilicality1646 consanguinity1651 congeneracy1664 gossipred1674 congenerousness1677 closeness1692 intimacy1720 proximity1762 liaison1809 cousinship1848 affiliation1870 kinship1876 the world > relative properties > relationship > similarity > [noun] anlikenessOE ylikenessOE likenessa1250 likeliheada1393 resemblancea1393 likeliness?a1425 similitudec1425 semblingc1440 alikenessc1450 assemblance1485 agreement1495 likelihood1495 agreeance1525 analogy1542 simility1543 semblablenessc1550 semblance1576 nearness1577 vicinity1594 simile1604 assimilation1605 consimilitude1610 parity1612 bly1615 similarity1615 connaturality1621 similiancy1622 connaturalnessa1628 reasemblance1638 consimilarity1658 similariness1669 similarness1670 consimility1680 kindredship1733 family likeness1759 family resemblance1785 cognateness1816 feel1892 1594 W. West Symbolæogr.: 2nd Pt. ii. Chancerie §145 Unto whom your said Oratrices husband, for the vicinity of bloud, and abilitie of substance, was bolder to make his mone for helpe. 1599 Master Broughtons Lett. Answered xii. 42 Speeches farre more differing from any vicinitie to prophanenes then this of yours. 1614 W. B. tr. Philosophers Banquet (ed. 2) i. xxv. 51 The vicinity with mans nature it hath. 1642 Bp. J. Taylor Of Sacred Order Episcopacy (1647) 281 An honorary, and extraordinary priviledge indulged to them for their vicinity and relation to our Blessed Lord the fountaine of all benison to us. a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) i. iii. 83 There is a vicinity between Agents and Patients. 3. = vicinage n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > [noun] > that which or one who is near > a near place > neighbourhood (of a place) vicinagea1325 neighbourhoodc1450 precincts1479 neighboured1555 verge1641 adjacency1646 voisinage1649 environsc1660 vicinity1781 1781 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) I. 293 Lord Cornwallis had advanced to the vicinities of the Moravian towns. 1789 T. Jefferson Corr. in Wks. (1859) III. 26 The progress of light..has equalled expectation in Paris only and its vicinities. 1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism iv. 173 That..tendency of things, which places the clergy of a vicinity in opposition the one to the other. 1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. i. viii. 129 It commanded a full view of the vicinity without. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 75 We were glad..to escape the vicinity of that ugly crevasse. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure iii. 41 That might gradually have the effect of removing all noxious trades from London and its vicinity. 4. a. in the vicinity (of), in the neighbourhood (of), near or close (to). (Cf. vicinage n. 1b, 3.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > near by [phrase] > in the vicinity in the vicinity (of)1796 there or (and) thereabouts1890 the world > space > distance > nearness > near to [preposition] > in the vicinity of aboutOE in the vicinage of1784 in the vicinity (of)1796 (a) 1796 H. Hunter tr. J.-H. B. de Saint-Pierre Stud. Nature (1799) II. 229 It would most probably have in it's vicinity, the tree which Nature designed should contrast with it in the same site. 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. ii. 125 The merchant has his snug retreat in the vicinity of the metropolis. 1840 T. Hood Up Rhine 149 The extraordinary transparency of the atmosphere in the vicinity of the Rhine. 1864 G. O. Trevelyan Competition Wallah vii. 218 Amidst the park-like undulating scenery in the vicinity of the town. 1891 Hardwicke's Sci.-gossip 27 14/1 During a severe storm in that year the Port Glasgow ship ‘Marseilles’ capsized in the vicinity of Portpatrick. (b)1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. xviii. 469 The minute hole..may be obliterated by a little pressure towards it upon the lute in the immediate vicinity.1843 E. Bulwer-Lytton Last of Barons I. iii. v. 249 A young man of low stature..slowly approaching towards the arch, and every cap in the vicinity was off, and every knee bowed. b. With similar sense in other constructions. Also transferred, something near to (a specified amount, etc.). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > approximate quantity or amount > [noun] > something near to specific amount vicinity1901 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. iv. iv. 145 A detachment of grenadiers were very expeditiously quitting the vicinity of danger. 1901 Proc. New-Eng. Hist. Geneal. Soc. 9 Jan. p. xvi Raising the extra cost of that number of the Annual Proceedings to the vicinity of one hundred dollars. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1560
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