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accidie

/ˈæk.sə.di/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ac-ci-die
IPA
/ˈæk.sə.di/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.

Literary; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English accidie, from Anglo-Norman accidie, Old French accide, accidie, from Late Latin accīdia, alteration of acēdia (“sloth, torpor”), from Ancient Greek ἀκήδεια (akḗdeia, “indifference”), from ἀ- (a-, “not”) + κῆδος (kêdos, “care”). Doublet of acedia.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Prefix: ἀ-
  • Root: accidie, accide, accīdia, ἀκήδεια

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæk.sə.di/
  • British English: /ˈæk.sɪ.di/

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

acedia

Questions

How do you pronounce accidie?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæk.sə.di/.
What does accidie mean?
Sloth, slothfulness, especially as inducing general listlessness and apathy.
Where does accidie come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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