felt or experienced by watching or reading about someone else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself He got a vicarious thrill out of watching his son score the winning goal.

Is there a noun for vicarious?

The oldest meaning of "vicarious," which was first recorded in 1637, is "serving in someone or something's stead." The word vicarious derives from the Latin noun vicis, which means "change," "alternation," or "stead." "Vicis" is also the source of the English prefix vice- (as in "vice president"), meaning "one that ...

Is Vicariousness a word?

Meaning of vicariousness in English. the quality of being vicarious (= experienced through the activities of other people, rather than by doing something yourself): We watch the movie with a feeling of intense vicariousness.