vicariousness

Variant of vicarious

vicarious definition

vi·cari·ous (vī ker′ē əs, vi-)

adjective

    1. taking the place of another thing or person; substitute; deputy
    2. held or handled by one person as the deputy of another; delegated vicarious powers
    1. endured, suffered, or performed by one person in place of another vicarious punishment
    2. shared in or experienced by imagined participation in another's experience a vicarious thrill
  3. Physiol. designating or of a function abnormally performed by other than the usual organ or part vicarious menstruation

Etymology: L vicarius, substituted: see vicar

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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