The meaning of VICARIOUS is experienced or realized through imaginative or sympathetic participation in the experience of another. How to use vicarious in a sentence.

VICARIOUS definition: 1. experienced as a result of watching, listening to, or reading about the activities of other…. Learn more.

VICARIOUS definition: performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another. See examples of vicarious used in a sentence.

A vicarious pleasure or feeling is experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself. She invents fantasy lives for her own vicarious …

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

Apr 5, 2025 · vicarious (not comparable) Delegated. Experienced or gained by taking in another person’s experience rather than through first-hand experience, such as through watching or reading. …

vicarious, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary