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vi·cin·i·ty noun, plural -ties [ORIGIN: MF vicinité, fr. L vicinitas, fr. vicinus neighboring, fr. vicus row of houses, village]

1 : NEARNESS, PROXIMITY

2 : a surrounding area : NEIGHBORHOOD

vi·cious adjective 1 : having the quality of vice : WICKED

2 : DEFECTIVE, FAULTY; also : INVALID

3 : IMPURE, FOUL

4 : having a savage disposition; also : marked by violence or ferocity

5 : MALICIOUS, SPITEFUL

6 : worsened by internal causes that augment each other <~ wage-price spiral>

Synonyms

[1] bad, black, evil, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, rotten, sinful, unethical, unsavory, vile, villainous, wicked, wrong

[4] barbarous, brutal, cruel, heartless, inhumane, sadistic, savage, wanton—more at CRUEL

[4] fell, ferocious, fierce, grim, savage—more at FIERCE

vi·cious·ly adverb : in a vicious manner

Synonyms

hatefully, maliciously, meanly, nastily, spitefully, wickedly—more at NASTILY

vi·cious·ness noun : the quality or state of being vicious

Synonyms

cattiness, despite, hatefulness, malice, malignity, meanness, nastiness, spite, spleen, venom—more at MALICE

vi·cis·si·tude noun : an irregular, unexpected, or surprising change

vic·tim noun 1 : a living being offered as a sacrifice in a religious rite

2 : an individual injured or killed (as by disease or accident)

3 : a person cheated, fooled, or injured

Synonyms

[2] casualty, fatality, loss—more at CASUALTY

[3] butt, mark, target—more at TARGET

vic·tim·ise British variant of VICTIMIZE

vic·tim·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing : to make a victim of

— vic·tim·i·za·tion noun

— vic·tim·iz·er noun

Synonyms

bleed, cheat, chisel, cozen, defraud, fleece, gyp, hustle, mulct, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle—more at FLEECE

vic·tim·less adjective : having no victim

vic·tor noun : one that defeats an enemy or opponent : WINNER

Synonyms

conqueror, master, winner; also champion, finalist; ruler

Antonyms

loser

vic·to·ria noun : a low 4-wheeled carriage with a folding top and a raised driver's seat in front

1Victorian adjective 1 : of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria of England or the art, letters, or tastes of her time

2 : typical of the standards, attitudes, or conduct of the age of Victoria esp. when considered prudish or narrow

2Victorian noun 1 : a person and esp. an author of the Victorian period

2 : a typically large ornate house built during Queen Victoria's reign

vic·to·ri·ous adjective 1 : having won a victory

2 : of, relating to, or characteristic of victory

— vic·to·ri·ous·ly adverb

vic·to·ry noun, plural -ries 1 : the overcoming of an enemy or an antagonist

2 : achievement of mastery or success in a struggle or endeavor

1victual noun [ORIGIN: ME vitaille, victuayle, fr. AF, fr. LL victualia, pl., provisions, food, fr. neut. pl. of victualis of nourishment, fr. L victus nourishment, way of living, fr. vivere to live]

1 : food fit for humans

2 plural : food supplies

Synonyms victuals

chow, fare, food, grub, meat, provender, provisions, viands—more at FOOD

2victual verb -ualed or -ualled; -ual·ing or -ual·ling 1 : to supply with food

2 : to store up provisions

vict·ual·ler or vict·ual·er noun : one that supplies provisions (as to an army or a ship)

vi·cu·ña or vi·cu·na noun 1 : a So. American wild mammal related to the llama and alpaca; also : its wool

2 : a soft fabric woven from the wool of the vicuña; also : a sheep's wool imitation of this

vi·de verb imperative [ORIGIN: L]

: SEE — used to direct a reader to another item

vi·de·li·cet adverb [ORIGIN: ME, fr. L, fr. vidēre to see + licet it is permitted]

: that is to say : NAMELY

1video noun 1 : TELEVISION

2 : VIDEOTAPE; also : a recording similar to a videotape but stored in digital form

3 : a videotaped performance

2video adjective 1 : relating to or used in transmission or reception of the television image

2 : relating to or being images on a television screen or computer display