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canities

/kəˈnɪʃiiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
can-i-ties
IPA
/kəˈnɪʃiiːz/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of having gray hair.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin cānitiēs (“gray hair, old age”).

Usage

Questions

How do you pronounce canities?
The recorded pronunciation is /kəˈnɪʃiiːz/.
What does canities mean?
The condition of having gray hair.
Where does canities come from?
From Latin cānitiēs (“gray hair, old age”).

How to pronounce canities

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