🇬🇧 Vicinity meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

“Vicinity” means the nearby area around something. If you say, “Is there a bakery in the vicinity?” you mean, “Is there a bakery close around here?” It’s not just one exact spot, but the space nearby where you are or where something is happening.

Whenever Dad cooks, smoke fills the vicinity of the stove and the fire alarm gives a concert.

A cookie crumb in the vicinity of my little brother’s mouth is solid evidence that the cookie jar has been robbed.

Whenever I open a bag of chips, every sibling in the vicinity appears like hungry ninjas.

The dog waits in the vicinity of the dining table, hoping a meatball will fall from the sky.

After the baby ate spaghetti, the vicinity of the high chair looked like a tomato tornado hit it.

She heard a small mew from the vicinity of the alley. She searched the vicinity, calling. A tin can rolled in the vicinity of a dumpster; the kitten hid. She scooped it from the vicinity of the bins and held it near the lamp. In the close vicinity, the kitten relaxed and fell asleep; she smiled.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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