vicarity

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noun

The quality of understanding or experiencing something vicariously.

“For quotations using this term, see Citations:vicarity.”

OriginNew Latin vicārietās →
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Meanings

nounvicarity (uncountable)
  1. uncommonuncountableThe quality of understanding or experiencing something vicariously.

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:vicarity.

Origin

  1. New Latinvicārietās
  2. Englishvicarity

Borrowed from New Latin vicārietās and/or vicarious + -ity; compare precarity.

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Cite this entry
APA

vicarity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarity

MLA

“vicarity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vicarity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vicarity.

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