loci

[loh-sahy, -kee, -kahy] / ˈloʊ saɪ, -ki, -kaɪ /

NOUN

position

Synonyms

STRONG

arrangement attitude ballgame bearing carriage circumstances condition deportment disposition emplacement form habit location manner mien pass placement plight port pose predicament site situation spot stand state status strait

WEAK

how things stack up like it is the size of it

Antonyms

STRONG

boon disarrangement good fortune solution success

NOUN

point

Synonyms

STRONG

locality location place position site situation spot stage station

WEAK

where

Antonyms

STRONG

unemployment

Example Sentences

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Would Washingtonians rather live next to a structure that looks like a gigantic Martian spaceship or a work of beauty that reflects the genius loci, the spirit of the place?

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Previous studies had identified 22 genetic risk loci -- that is, regions of our genome that contain changes associated with increased risk of developing the condition.

From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2024

Meta-analysis of the data revealed 95 loci strongly associated with PTSD, including 80 that had not been identified previously.

From Science Daily • Apr. 18, 2024

By enabling researchers to swiftly pinpoint genomic loci for targeted gene integration, CRISPR-COPIES provides a streamlined pipeline that facilitates the identification of stable integration sites across the genome.

From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2024

The number of modern actors who use a formal method of loci to remember their lines, I daresay, isn’t that high, for instance—and not everyone in the ancient world went along with it.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith