Definition of VICARIOUS

vicarious

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • experienced at secondhand
    • "read about mountain climbing and felt vicarious excitement"
  • occurring in an abnormal part of the body instead of the usual site involved in that function
    • "vicarious menstruation"
  • suffered or done by one person as a substitute for another
    • "vicarious atonement"

Adj

  • Delegated.
  • Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading.
  • On behalf of others.

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vicārius (“vicarious, substituted”), 17th century.

Scrabble Score: 14

vicarious is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
vicarious is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
vicarious is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

vicarious is a valid Words With Friends word