vicarious

[ vahy-kair-ee-uhs, vi- ]

/ vaɪˈkɛər i əs, vɪ- /

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adjective

performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment.

taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.

felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill.

Physiology. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.

Origin of vicarious

First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin vicārius “substituting,” equivalent to vic(is) (genitive) “interchange, alternation” (see vice³) + -ārius -ary; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM vicarious

vi·car·i·ous·ly, adverbvi·car·i·ous·ness, vi·car·i·ism, nounnon·vi·car·i·ous, adjectivenon·vi·car·i·ous·ness, noun

un·vi·car·i·ous, adjectiveun·vi·car·i·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby vicarious

vicarial, vicariance, vicariant, vicariate, vicariate apostolic, vicarious, vicarious hypertrophy, vicariously, vicarious menstruation, vicarly, Vicar of Bray

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Example sentences from the Web for vicarious

But the old city, site of the bull run, has the inevitable trappings of a theme park for aficionados of the vicarious kind.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
David, I want to shake you and say, do not use our lives as vicarious proof for your consumer conservatism.
David Brooks In The Supermarket Aisles Of Judaism|Gershom Gorenberg|March 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He reads biographies, he dreams of great men—a vicarious pleasure, presumably.
Bennett's Emergence—And Obama's?|Bernard Avishai|January 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
But the appeal of Harlequins is more than just vicarious sex.
How ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Is Shaking Up the Business of the Romance Genre|Chris Berube|June 6, 2012|DAILY BEAST

You may feel dizzy from all the vicarious Scotch-drinking, too; the series is that visceral.
Mad Men's Finest Hour|Caryn James|August 13, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Of these, however, the first with whom I became intimate was one whose literary connections were vicarious rather than personal.
Memoirs of Life and Literature|W. H. Mallock
The scandalmonger, inhibited from doing the forbidden thing, enjoys himself by a vicarious indulgence in rottenness.
The Behavior of Crowds|Everett Dean Martin
It was a murmured compunction, a vicarious acknowledgment of sin.
Madonna Mary|Mrs. Oliphant
This consumption may be, and in fact very largely is, vicarious.
The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement|Lyford Paterson Edwards
Even the remoter, lay dependents should render a vicarious leisure to the extent of one day in seven.
The Theory of the Leisure Class|Thorstein Veblen

British Dictionary definitions for vicarious

vicarious

/ (vɪˈkɛərɪəs, vaɪ-) /

adjective

obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another's experiences

suffered, undergone, or done as the substitute for anothervicarious punishment

delegatedvicarious authority

taking the place of another

pathol (of menstrual bleeding) occurring at an abnormal siteSee endometriosis

Derived forms of vicarious

vicariously, adverbvicariousness, noun

Word Origin for vicarious

C17: from Latin vicārius substituted, from vicis interchange; see vice ³, vicissitude

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for vicarious

vicarious

[ vī-kâr′ē-əs, vĭ- ]

adj.

Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another.

Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function.

单词	vicarious
释义	vicarious [ vahy-kair-ee-uhs, vi- ] / vaɪˈkɛər i əs, vɪ- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR vicarious ON THESAURUS.COM adjective performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another: vicarious punishment. taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others: a vicarious thrill. Physiology. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another. Origin of vicarious First recorded in 1630–40; from Latin vicārius “substituting,” equivalent to vic(is) (genitive) “interchange, alternation” (see vice³) + -ārius -ary; see -ous OTHER WORDS FROM vicarious vi·car·i·ous·ly, adverbvi·car·i·ous·ness, vi·car·i·ism, nounnon·vi·car·i·ous, adjectivenon·vi·car·i·ous·ness, noun un·vi·car·i·ous, adjectiveun·vi·car·i·ous·ness, noun Words nearby vicarious vicarial, vicariance, vicariant, vicariate, vicariate apostolic, vicarious, vicarious hypertrophy, vicariously, vicarious menstruation, vicarly, Vicar of Bray Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for vicarious But the old city, site of the bull run, has the inevitable trappings of a theme park for aficionados of the vicarious kind. Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?\|Clive Irving\|July 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST David, I want to shake you and say, do not use our lives as vicarious proof for your consumer conservatism. David Brooks In The Supermarket Aisles Of Judaism\|Gershom Gorenberg\|March 13, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He reads biographies, he dreams of great men—a vicarious pleasure, presumably. Bennett's Emergence—And Obama's?\|Bernard Avishai\|January 18, 2013\|DAILY BEAST But the appeal of Harlequins is more than just vicarious sex. How ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Is Shaking Up the Business of the Romance Genre\|Chris Berube\|June 6, 2012\|DAILY BEAST You may feel dizzy from all the vicarious Scotch-drinking, too; the series is that visceral. Mad Men's Finest Hour\|Caryn James\|August 13, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Of these, however, the first with whom I became intimate was one whose literary connections were vicarious rather than personal. Memoirs of Life and Literature\|W. H. Mallock The scandalmonger, inhibited from doing the forbidden thing, enjoys himself by a vicarious indulgence in rottenness. The Behavior of Crowds\|Everett Dean Martin It was a murmured compunction, a vicarious acknowledgment of sin. Madonna Mary\|Mrs. Oliphant This consumption may be, and in fact very largely is, vicarious. The Transformation of Early Christianity from an Eschatological to a Socialized Movement\|Lyford Paterson Edwards Even the remoter, lay dependents should render a vicarious leisure to the extent of one day in seven. The Theory of the Leisure Class\|Thorstein Veblen British Dictionary definitions for vicarious vicarious / (vɪˈkɛərɪəs, vaɪ-) / adjective obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another's experiences suffered, undergone, or done as the substitute for anothervicarious punishment delegatedvicarious authority taking the place of another pathol (of menstrual bleeding) occurring at an abnormal siteSee endometriosis Derived forms of vicarious vicariously, adverbvicariousness, noun Word Origin for vicarious C17: from Latin vicārius substituted, from vicis interchange; see vice ³, vicissitude Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to vicarious eventual, imagined, indirect, pretended, secondary, surrogate, sympathetic, empathetic, commissioned, delegated, deputed, substituted, substitutional Medical definitions for vicarious vicarious [ vī-kâr′ē-əs, vĭ- ] adj. Felt or undergone as if one were taking part in the experience or feelings of another. Occurring in or performed by a part of the body not normally associated with a certain function. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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vicarious

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British Dictionary definitions for vicarious

adjective

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Medical definitions for vicarious

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