different between vicinity vs confines

English

Etymology

vicine +? -ity, from Latin v?c?nit?s (“neighborhood”) (compare French vicinité), from v?c?nus (“neighbor”) (compare French voisin), from v?cus (“village”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /v??s?n?ti/

Noun

vicinity (plural vicinities)

2. proximity; the state of being near.
4. neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area.
   • 2017 August 25, "Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict", in aljazeera.com, Al Jazeera:

     Al Jazeera's Scott Heidler, reporting from Bangkok, said hundreds of Yingluck's supporters gathered outside the Bangkok Supreme Court to await the verdict but were not allowed in the vicinity.

5. approximate size or amount.

Translations

English

Noun

confines pl (plural only)

1. The borders or limits of an area.
2. Elements that restrain someone.
3. The scope or range of a subject.

Translations

Verb

confines

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confine

Catalan

Verb

confines

1. second-person singular present indicative form of confinar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k??.fin/
• Homophones: confine, confinent

Verb

confines

1. second-person singular present indicative of confiner
2. second-person singular present subjunctive of confiner

Latin

Adjective

c?nf?n?s

1. nominative masculine plural of c?nf?nis
2. nominative feminine plural of c?nf?nis
3. accusative masculine plural of c?nf?nis
4. accusative feminine plural of c?nf?nis
5. vocative masculine plural of c?nf?nis
6. vocative feminine plural of c?nf?nis

References

• confines in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

Portuguese

Verb

confines

1. second-person singular (tu) present subjunctive of confinar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) negative imperative of confinar

Spanish

Noun

confines

1. plural of confín

Verb

confines

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) negative imperative form of confinar.
2. Informal second-person singular (tú) present subjunctive form of confinar.