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lentitude

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lenti-tude
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Slowness; sluggishness.

Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin lentitūdo, from lentus (“slow”). Compare Old French lentitude.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: lentitūdo, lentitude

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

lentitudinous

Questions

What does lentitude mean?
Slowness; sluggishness.
Where does lentitude come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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