vicarious[adjective]Synonyms: indirect, delegated, substituted, surrogate
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
vi‧car‧i‧ous /vɪˈkeəriəs $ vaɪˈker-/
adjective [only before noun][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: Latin;
Origin: vicarius 'acting in place of another', from vicis 'change, alternation, position']
experienced by watching or reading about someone else doing something, rather than by doing it yourself
vicarious pleasure/satisfaction/excitement etc
the vicarious pleasure that parents get from their children’s success—vicariously adverb [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲