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

They constructed a phylogeny of anglerfish using data from 1,092 genetic loci across 132 species, representing approximately 38% of described species, complemented by fossil calibrations and genomic data to estimate divergence times and ancestral habitats.

From Science Daily • Dec. 2, 2024

First, in collaboration with researchers at Stanford Medicine, the researchers matched CAD loci previously identified through genome-wide association studies to genes impacted by these genetic variants.

From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024

Expression quantitative trait loci, or eQTLs, are genetic variants associated with gene expression.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 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