Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vicinity

/vəˈsɪnəti/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.80 in modern English

Syllables
vicin-i-ty
IPA
/vəˈsɪnəti/
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
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Meaning

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Etymology

From vicine + -ity, from Latin vīcīnitās (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from vīcīnus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from vīcus (“village”).

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Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vəˈsɪnəti/
  • British English: /vɪˈsɪnɪti/

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Questions

How do you pronounce vicinity?
The recorded pronunciation is /vəˈsɪnəti/.
What does vicinity mean?
Proximity; the state of being near.
Where does vicinity come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce vicinity

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